Head’s up if you live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and need a mammogram.
A Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Mobile Mammogram truck will be available 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on the Tarant County College South Campus parking lot. The 70-foot truck will focus on giving women 35 and over free mammograms that need assistance. For more information, call Staci Smith at 817-515-4595 or Tina Ingram at 817-515-4254.
The American Cancer Society recommends that women receive an annual mammogram starting at age 40, obtain an annual clinical breast exam by a healthcare professional and perform monthly breast self-exams.Breast cancer is the disease many women fear the most, and early detection and treatment can dramatically improve a woman’s chances of survival. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women, and leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women ages 40 to 55. If detected early – and mammography is the best way to do that – the five-year survival rate for patients is more than 90 percent.
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