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Get Your Mammo: It’s an hour that could save your life
September 30, 2021
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the U.S., behind only skin cancers. In fact, the ACS puts the average risk as a one in eight chance that a woman will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. You can get...
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Maria Parham Health Joins Nationwide Effort to Encourage Cancer Screenings
May 27, 2021
Maria Parham Health is urging people across the country to talk with their health care provider to resume regular primary care checkups and recommended cancer screening. This has the potential to lessen the negative impact that the pandemic is having on identifying and treating people with cancer.
read moreAn Hour That Could Impact a Lifetime
September 29, 2020
Our daily schedules can be tough to juggle, especially when there is that “one more thing” to fit in. But if you’re a woman age 40 or older, there’s one extra thing you should make time for – an annual mammogram.
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