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Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition and Commerce Bank To Kick Off 2005 FREE Mother’s Day Mammograms® Program
Harrisburg , PA-- This Mother’s Day the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC) and Commerce Bank invite you to think of all the women in your life: mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, daughters, and friends. This year give them (and yourself!) a vital life-saving Mother’s Day Mammogram â . Early detection with a yearly mammogram, annual clinical breast exam and monthly breast self-exam are the best defenses against breast cancer.
Mother’s Day Mammograms® connects women forty and older who meet income guidelines and who have little or no insurance with facilities providing FREE mammograms. Special Mother’s Day Mammogram â brochures are available at all Commerce Bank locations in Central Pennsylvania . The 2005 program serves women between the ages of 40 and 64 in Adams, Berks, Dauphin, Cumberland, Lancaster, Lebanon and York Counties.
Interested women can determine eligibility by calling toll-free, 1-877-MAMMO-PA or 1-877-626-6672 through May 13 th. The toll-free line is being provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and operated by Family Health Council of Central PA. Operators are available from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday starting April 26th.
Mother’s Day Mammograms® is a public-private partnership sponsored by the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition with corporate support from Commerce Bank, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Family Health Council of Central PA and mammogram service providers.
FREE MAMMOGRAMS are provided for women 50 and up through a unique public-private partnership through the Pennsylvania Department of Health's HealthyWoman Program.
Mammograms for women 40-49 are available at the following participating healthcare facilities:
- Gettysburg Hospital, Adams County
- The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Berks County
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Dauphin County
- Ephrata Community Hospital, Lancaster County
- The Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon County
- Wellspan York Cancer Center, York County
“As a breast cancer survivor, I encourage every person to ask the special women in their life to take advantage of the free mammograms available through the Mother’s Day Mammograms® program,” said Pat Halpin-Murphy, President & Founder of the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition. “Until we find a cure, early detection with a mammogram is a woman’s best defense against this devastating disease. Breast cancer is a family health issue and we know that by working together we can save lives.”
Commerce Bank will complement its support of Mother's Day Mammograms with free special events especially for women from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at bank locations in Cumberland, Dauphin and York counties. Titled "All About You," the events will feature free health screenings, free health and fitness consultations, free chair messages, healthy refreshments and a chance to win a $100 gift certificate toward a spa treatment package. The events will be held at:
- Hampden Centre Branch, 4860 Carlisle Pike, Hampden Township, Cumberland County
- Derry Street Branch, 4250 Derry Street, Swatara Township, Dauphin County
- York Crossing Branch, 2100 York Crossing Drive, West Manchester Township, York County
“We're so pleased to help spread the message that mammograms save lives,” said Kelly Neiderer, Senior Vice President, Specialized Banking Group, Commerce Bank . “Early detection by a mammogram is a woman's best defense against breast cancer. As Mother's Day Mammograms® corporate sponsor, Commerce Bank encourages women to visit one of our stores for more information and to call the number provided to schedule a mammogram today.”
Mother’s Day Mammograms® is a nationally recognized award winning program most recently honored by the Board of Sponsors of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a “Profiles in Progress” Award. It was founded in 1990 by Charlotte Asherman, former Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition.
The PBCC, founded in 1993, is a non-profit organization and the only statewide grassroots organization that speaks to and for breast cancer survivors. This year, more than 12,000 Pennsylvania women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. More than 2,300 will lose their lives to the disease. The PBCC’s mission is to find a cure for breast cancer and to improve the quality of breast cancer education, research and outreach in the state.
For more information on Mother's Day Mammograms®, pick up a brochure at any Central PA Commerce Bank, visit the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition website at www.pabreastcancer.org or call toll free 1-800-377-8828 x101.
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