New breast cancer treatment offered at Chinook Regional

An innovative approach to breast cancer surgery has arrived in Lethbridge. On Tuesday, the Magseed and Magtrace Pilot Project implanted its first magnetically guided tumor localization seed—about the size of a grain of rice, followed by the first surgery on Wednesday.

Dr. David Stewart, Medical Director of the AHS South Zone, explains how this technology is transforming breast cancer surgery in southern Alberta. 

Chinook Regional Hospital is second only to Calgary adopting this technology, joining a select group of Canadian hospitals bringing magnetic-guided tumour localization as the standard of care for patients facing breast cancer. 

Heidi Echavarria

Heidi was born in Bogota, Colombia and lived there until she was 18, then she moved to Caracas, Venezuela where she finished her bachelor's degree in journalism. Since 2010 she covered political issues related to the government of former president Hugo Chávez and his political opponents, management, death and transition to a new government. Likewise, Heidi did research, wrote chronicles, reports and news in the social, community, and cultural areas. In 2019, Heidi, along with her husband and three children, moved to Aurora, Ontario where she worked at Teen Challenge Canada. In September 2023, she moved to Lethbridge, Alberta. Heidi also has a diploma in Addictions and Community Health. In 2024, she joined at Bridge City News team as a Video Journalist to produce a wide range of stories including those which are faith based glorifying Jesus Christ.

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