OUR MISSION IS PERSONAL
Savings Lives Through Early Detection
The work we do at Life Guard Imaging, saving lives through early detection, is very personal to us.
In January 1998, Dr. Benjamin J. Maldonado Jr. had what he described as “discomfort” in a region of his abdomen where the pancreas is located. Most people who aren’t medically inclined would have thought it was a cramp or indigestion. Having a scientific mind and knowing how deadly pancreatic diseases could be, he went to his Chief of Radiology and asked him to take some CT images to determine if something was visible.
The results produced nothing.
10 months later on November 3, 1998, Dr. Maldonado admitted himself into the very hospital where he was Chief of Staff and asked one of his associates to perform surgery to repair what they concluded must have been a ruptured diverticulum.
The findings from the procedure were tragic.
He had pancreatic cancer that had been missed during the CT scan due to the difficulty of detecting early tumors on traditional thick slice scanners. It had metastasized to the other organs within his abdomen. They ended the surgery as there was nothing that could be done.
Dr. Maldonado lost his battle 6 weeks later on December 18, 1998. He was my father, my hero and the finest man I have ever known. To this day, there is no screening like mammograms for early detection of pancreatic cancer. However, high accuracy, low dose radiation CT scanning using a machine like the one we use, has produced images that have found pancreatic cancer pre-stage one.
Lives are being saved using this detection methodology.
Our motivation is to save as many people as possible and prevent the tragedy of losing a loved one to these deadly diseases.
Life Guard Imaging is sending a portion of our revenues to the Dr. Benjamin J. Maldonado, Jr. Fund for Pancreatic Cancer Research, the American Heart Association, and the American Cancer Society.
This horrible, deadly, terrifying disease along with all the other cancers and forms of heart disease that take millions of lives every year can be defeated if we just know about them early enough in the process.
By helping one person and one family at a time, we can fight these illnesses and help people live healthier, longer lives.
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If it wasn't for Life Guard's Heart Scan, I may not be here. The state of the art, high-resolution, low radiation scan was awesome!
Life Guard Imaging is participating in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life in Tampa. COVID-19 has put cancer patients at risk – attacking already weakened immune systems, delaying cancer treatments, and closing many clinical trials. Because of the impact cancer has had on our lives, we are doing something about it. We joined Relay For Life to remember people we’ve lost and offer up support to anyone in our community who is affected by cancer.
Our Director Of Operations, Frankie Maldonado, made an appearance on Tampa Bay's Morning Blend. Tampa Bay’s Morning Blend is an original, local lifestyle show focused on providing our audience with informative, useful and entertaining content.
Life Guard Imaging is saving lives every day. I got my scan. Go get scanned and have some peace of mind.
Bloom TV Host, Gayle Guyardo, and her husband visit Tampa Bay's Life Guard Imaging.
This is Marvelous Marvin with a message that could save your life or the life or a loved one.
he Treasure Chests 5K + Fun Run, powered by Jabil, is a fall tradition that kicks off the NFL’s Crucial Catch: Intercept Cancer initiative.
If it wasn't for Life Guard's Heart Scan, I may not be here. The state of the art, high-resolution, low radiation scan was awesome!
Life Guard Imaging is participating in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life in Tampa. COVID-19 has put cancer patients at risk – attacking already weakened immune systems, delaying cancer treatments, and closing many clinical trials. Because of the impact cancer has had on our lives, we are doing something about it. We joined Relay For Life to remember people we’ve lost and offer up support to anyone in our community who is affected by cancer.
Our Director Of Operations, Frankie Maldonado, made an appearance on Tampa Bay's Morning Blend. Tampa Bay’s Morning Blend is an original, local lifestyle show focused on providing our audience with informative, useful and entertaining content.
Life Guard Imaging is saving lives every day. I got my scan. Go get scanned and have some peace of mind.
Bloom TV Host, Gayle Guyardo, and her husband visit Tampa Bay's Life Guard Imaging.
This is Marvelous Marvin with a message that could save your life or the life or a loved one.
he Treasure Chests 5K + Fun Run, powered by Jabil, is a fall tradition that kicks off the NFL’s Crucial Catch: Intercept Cancer initiative.