By using early detection measures to save lives and improve the health of women in the St. Louis Metro east, Touchette Regional Hospital will host its 4th Annual Mammothon Breast Cancer Screening, a three-day event, beginning Thursday, October 19 through Saturday, October 21 at, 5900 Bond Ave., in Centreville, Illinois.
Women will have an opportunity to receive a mammogram as part of Touchette’s START NOW Breast Cancer Awareness program. Organizers said no woman will be turned away due to inability to pay and there is financial assistance available to women who need help with co-pays or who are uninsured.
“Your first step to better breast health is education and early detection,” said Debra Custer, START NOW program manager and treatment navigator. “This program allows us to teach women the critical importance of breast cancer screenings that could end up saving their lives.”
The Mammothon takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on both Thursday and Friday, and from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Scheduling mammograms in advance is urged by calling (618) 332-6130. Touchette Regional Hospital hopes to serve at least 85 women in those three days.
The START NOW program is funded by Susan G. Komen Missouri and the Avon Breast Health Outreach Program that offers breast health services to women in Madison, St. Clair, and Clinton counties. To learn more about START NOW Breast Cancer Awareness Services, visit www.touchette.org.
