Head’s up if you live in South Carolina and need a mammogram. The Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Breast Care Center will host an evening of free breast screenings and grant-sponsored mammograms March 20, 2013, starting at 4 p.m. in the medical office building at Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital. The facility is located at 3500 U.S. Highway 17 N. in Mount Pleasant (between Park West and Wando High School). Parking will be free.
Forty appointments will be available as part of their Mammograms in March event which is a community outreach event sponsored by Roper St. Francis Cancer Care and the Lowcountry Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Registration is required for a free mammogram. Please call (843) 402-CARE (2273) for more registration and to register for a free mammogram.
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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