FREE BREAST CANCER SCREENING
Jun 22nd, 2004
Mobile County Health Department and Parisian
Working Together Again To Save Lives
Tuesday, June 29, 2004 ~ 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Mobile County Health Department is partnering with Parisian to help raise Breast Cancer Awareness by offering FREE BREAST CANCER EXAMS to uninsured and underinsured women. The mobile health unit - "Wellness Express" will be parked outside of Parisian, Colonial Bel-Air Mall from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 29, 2004. FREE mammograms will also be offered to eligible women.
The goal of the ABCCEDP is to reduce breast and cervical cancer mortality and morbidity by increasing the availability of cancer education, screening and treatment to women, age 40 and older, who are income-eligible and are uninsured or underinsured. More than 5,000 women have been screened through this program since its inception in 1997 in the Mobile area; however, it is estimated that over 7,500 other women in our community are eligible for this important and life saving screening program. Program benefits include FREE yearly pelvic and pap exams, clinical breast exams, mammograms and ultrasounds, and additional tests if necessary. Treatment services may also be available through Medicaid for patients screened through the program and diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer or precancerous lesions.
Additional Breast Cancer Facts:
- Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, aside from skin cancer.
- Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women, after lung cancer.
- This year, it is expected 3,400 women in Alabama will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer.
- Out of the 3,400 expected cases, 600 are estimated to die. Many of these deaths will occur disproportionately among women of racial and ethnic minority and low-income groups.
- By age 50, 1 in every 50 women will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer
- In the early stages of breast cancer, there are usually no signs or symptoms and may only be detected by a mammogram.
June 23rd – 30th
(With the purchase of a Beauty Works Package you'll help support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama.)
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Come aboard the "Wellness Express" for your free breast cancer screening and register for a free gift basket donated by Parisian!
For more information about breast cancer and the Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (ABCCEDP), contact Gladys Young, Mobile County ABCCEDP Coordinator at (251)690-7946. Additional information is available on the Mobile County Health Department's website at www.mobilecountyhealth.org.