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BMH to Offer Free Mammography Screenings During October

September 16, 2004 - (BUTLER, PA) –October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Butler Memorial Hospital will join in the fight against breast cancer by offering free mammography screenings to uninsured or under-insured women in October. Screenings will be offered at the hospital and at several of the Outpatient Services of BMH sites throughout the county.

Screening appointments are being scheduled at the following locations:
  • Oct. 8 — Outpatient Services of BMH in East Brady
  • Oct. 15 — Outpatient Services of BMH at Butler Commons in Butler
  • Oct. 15 – Outpatient Services of BMH in Slippery Rock
  • Oct. 15 — in the Women’s Imaging Center at Butler Memorial Hospital
  • Oct. 21 — Outpatient Services of BMH on East Jefferson Street in Butler
  • Oct. 29 – Outpatient Services of BMH in Saxonburg
Screenings are by appointment only and a limited number of spaces are available at each site. Appointments can be made by calling (724) 284-4000.

In addition, those that sign-up will be mailed information on another program that BMH works closely with – the Family Health Council HealthyWoman Program. This program was designed and is funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to support women who need care such as mammography, clinical breast exams and pap testing should you need it. It even covers additional testing that may be required.

A mammogram is a safe, low dose x-ray picture of the breast. A screening mammogram is a convenient way to detect breast cancer early, when treatment is more effective and the chance of survival is high. Two views are taken of each breast and interpreted by a radiologist — a physician trained to read x-ray pictures. Mammography screenings are recommended every year for women age 40 and over.

More Information

For more information, contact Melissa Allen at 724-284-4438 or email Public Relations.

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