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Church Health Center
Program: Comprehensive Breast Care
(901) 272-7170 www.churchhealthcenter.org
Program Requirements: • Must be employed and work at least 20 hrs/ wk • Must not be on TennCare • Must undergo assessment to qualify Memphis Cancer Foundation
Program: STAAR WITNESS
(901) 283-5072 [email protected] Program Requirements: • Be uninsured • Be 40 years or older • Schedule an appointment • Email [email protected] to schedule a mammogram • Mammograms completed at Delta Medical Center The Regional Medical Center Program: Take Care, Be Aware, Free Mammogram Screenings 901-545-6855 www.themed.org Program Requirements: • Be uninsured • Be 40 years or older. May be younger if there is a suspected lump • Physician’s office must call to order a mammogram/ set up appointment.
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Tennessee Department of Health Program: The Best for Tennessee Women Project 615-532-8494 (Breast and Cervical Cancer Department) http://health.state.tn.us/BCC Program Requirements: • Be uninsured or underinsured • Be at or below 250% of the federal poverty level • To find out if you qualify and where to go for a free or low-cost mammogram and Pap test, call: 1 (877) 969-6636 West Tennessee Area Health Education Center, Inc. Program: WE CARE (Women Educating, Collaborating and Rallying for Eradication) Program Contact: Karen Lockridge 901-465-6183 www.wtahec.org Program Requirements: • Partners with Baptist Mobile Unit • Be between the ages of 35-64, no insurance, and preferably 1st mammogram • Requires a physician referral • Find location in local newspaper ad
Breast
Health
Where can I get a free mammogram if I have no insurance?
Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women/Women’s Health Center Program: Filling the Gap-Mammography for Underserved Program Contact: Sandra Lynch or Lyn Sperling 50 Humphreys Blvd, Suite 23 Memphis, TN 38120 901-226-0830 www.bmhcc.org/facilities/womens Program requirements: • Be uninsured • Meet sliding fee guidelines according to household number and income • Request application, complete and return application for approval Christ Community Health Services Program: CareStream 2595 Central Avenue Memphis, TN 38104 901-260-8500 http://www.christcommunityhealth.org/ Program Requirements: • Be uninsured • Meet sliding fee guidelines according to household number and income • Call or visit any Christ Community Health Centers and ask about the CareStream Program
What you need
to know about
keeping your
breasts healthy
Material developed by Danielle Henley, Svetlana
Lapova and Keadrea Wilson of the Consortium for
Health Education, Economic Empowerment and
Research at UTHSC,
See inside for more info
on FREE mammograms in
Memphis!
What is breast cancer?
Breast cancer is the most frequently
diagnosed cancer in women.
Breast cancer is a tumor that starts in the breast and that can grow into surrounding tissues or spread to distant areas of the body. Both men and women can have breast cancer, but women have it most
often.
Although breast cancer is the leading cancer among white and African American
women, African American women are more likely to die from it.
What is a Self-Breast Exam?
A self-breast exam is a way that you can check your breasts for changes (such as lumps or thickenings). It includes looking at and feeling your breast. Any unusual
changes should be reported to your doctor.
What is a mammogram?
A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast.
Mammograms are the best way to find
breast cancer early when it is easier to
treat and before it is big enough to feel or
cause symptoms.
When do I get a mammogram?
Women age 40 and older should have
mammograms every 1 to 2 years. Women
who are at a higher risk of breast cancer
should talk with their health care providers
about getting a mammogram earlier.
What can I expect from a mammogram?
Mammograms are quick and easy. You
stand in front of an X-ray machine, your
breast is placed breast between two
plastic plates and the plates slowly press
your breast to make it flat. An x-ray is
taken of each breast.
Does a mammogram hurt?
There is a little discomfort due to the
pressure that is put on the breast, but the
discomfort immediately goes away when
the pressure is relieved.
What happens when I avoid getting a
mammogram?
If a tumor is found late and at a more
advanced stage, you may need longer,
more intense and more expensive
treatment.
Also, your chances of surviving the
disease are greatly reduced.
What is the cost of a mammogram?
Most health insurance plans cover all or in
part the cost of a mammogram. Without
insurance, it can cost from $200-$300.
All women aged 40 and older with
Medicare can get a screening
mammogram each year.
How much does it cost to treat breast
cancer?
With insurance, it costs $300-$1200 per
month to pay for hospital visits,
prescription and nonprescription drugs,
and physician fees.
It also costs about $100-$200 per month
to pay for transportation to hospital and
doctor visits, special diets, and childcare.
Some costs cannot be measured. For
example, you may lose your job,
experience family and relationship strain,
or become depressed.
