(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd):
Paper Doll magnets and breast cancer prevention will again be the focus of Atrium Health Floyd’s Pink Day celebration this year on Friday, Oct. 20, National Mammography Day.
The annual event focuses on the importance breast cancer education and getting an annual mammogram.
Pink is the nationally recognized color of breast cancer awareness, and complimentary magnets displaying images of Atrium Health Floyd’s iconic Paper Dolls will be available that Friday from 6 to 9 a.m. at Truett’s Chick-fil-A, 264 Shorter Ave. NW. in Rome. Atrium Health Floyd has partnered with Chick-fil-A for 21 years to promote breast health.
The free magnets and breast health education will also be available that day at Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center in Cedartown from 6 to 9 a.m. and at Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, from 6 to 9 a.m. CDT.
The Breast Center is the only facility in the region that offers a unique Know in 24 promise, a pledge to provide same-day or next-day results for women receiving a mammogram.
The Breast Center at Atrium Health Floyd provides a full range of diagnostic services, including:
- Mammograms
- Clinical breast exams
- Genetic testing and counseling
- Breast ultrasounds
- Breast MRIs
The Breast Center also operates a Mobile Mammography Coach that can bring mammography services to where women work to make the process more convenient. A second Mobile Mammography Coach will be located at the stand-alone emergency department being completed in Chattooga County.
The events will also include our breast health advocates, who will provide information and to answer any questions about breast health. The volunteers in our Advocate Program are trained to serve as educators for the community.
“Like many other cancers, the survival rate for breast cancer patients increases when it is caught early,” said Aimee Griffin, vice president of Professional Services at Atrium Health Floyd and former director of The Breast Center at Floyd. “The best way to do that is to get a mammogram.”
For more information about services or to schedule an appointment, visit Floyd.org/Mammogram or call 706-509-6840.
