London surgeon welcomes increased screenings in fight against breast cancer – CBC

More screening will save lives, but also generate more false positives

Jan 21, 2025

London got a difficult reminder last week about the terrible toll that breast cancer continues to take.

On Thursday, Rebecca McColl, a mother of three, died after a battle with breast cancer. She was 43. Originally from Hamilton, she’d played basketball for the Western Mustangs starting in 2000. More recently, she was a teacher at Laurie Hawkins Public School in Ingersoll.

An online campaign raised more than $64,000 in donations for her family.

On Thursday, Rebecca McColl, a mother of three, died after a battle with breast cancer. She was 43. Originally from Hamilton, she’d played basketball for the Western Mustangs starting in 2000. More recently, she was a teacher at Laurie Hawkins Public School in Ingersoll.

An online campaign raised more than $64,000 in donations for her family.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-surgeon-welcomes-increased-screenings-in-fight-against-breast-cancer-1.7436093

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