Free or Low-Cost Mammograms Offered July 17 and July 28 in Desha County, Thanks to The Witness Project at UAMS
| LITTLE ROCK – Free or low-cost mammograms will be offered in McGehee to Desha County women age 40 or older on Saturday, July 17, from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., and on Wednesday, July 28, from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. The mammograms are made possible by The Witness Project, a community-based cancer education program of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
Health care professionals from St. Joseph’s Regional Health Center in Hot Springs will perform the mammograms in the center’s mobile mammography unit, which will be stationed at the Wal-Mart parking lot on Arkansas Highway 165 South in McGehee. Pre-registration is required; call (800) 275-1183 to find out the qualification requirements and to schedule an appointment.
The Witness Project promotes awareness of mammography among African-American women and medically underserved women. African-American women who are breast or cervical cancer survivors serve as role models and “witness” at churches and civic groups about their triumphs over cancer. Through this program, more women – particularly in the rural parts of Arkansas – are becoming better informed about early detection in the fight against breast and cervical cancer.
For more information about the program, or to learn how you can become a volunteer, write to the Arkansas Cancer Research Center, 4301 West Markham, # 629-A, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205; or call (800) 275-1183.