Genesee County Health Department
Better Life Through Better Health
Release Date:
Immediate
End Date:
June 9, 2007
Contact Person:
Dianna LaBonte, R.N., B.S.N.
Public Health Nurse Coordinator
Phone:
(810)
237-4571
Re:
“Mammograms for Mom and Me”
Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Event
On
June 9, 2007
the Genesee County Health Department’s
Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program in collaboration with the Genesee
County Cancer Connection will hold “Mammograms
for Mom and Me” breast cancer screening for women from
1:00 p.m.
to
3:00 p.m
at
115 E. Pierson Rd
in the McCree Health and Human Services
building. Door prizes and
information about breast cancer including how to do a self breast exam, and
an opportunity to participate in a FREE clinical breast exam are available.
Women who qualify will also receive a voucher for a FREE
mammogram. In addition, those
screened will have their name entered into a drawing to win a $20.00 gift
card for Target or Kroger. What
better gift can you give your Mother than a fun day together and a screening
that just might save her life?
Breast
cancer ranks second after lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death
among women in
Michigan
. Having
a mammogram is the most effective way to detect breast cancer.
Mammograms can frequently detect cancer two years before a lump can
be felt.
Early
detection increases five year survival rates to more than 92%.
For
more information about this event or the Breast and Cervical Cancer Control
Program, please contact the Genesee County Health Department at (810)
237-4545.
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