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UT Medical Center Offers Screening Mammograms in Morristown

The University of Tennessee Medical Center’s Mobile Mammography Unit will provide screening mammograms at the Morristown Wal-Mart Supercenter, located at 475 S. Davey Crockett Parkway, on Friday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Women age 35 and older are eligible for the screenings and may schedule an appointment by calling UT Medical Center’s Breast Health Outreach Program from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays at 865.544.9753. Health insurance is filed for each participant and those without coverage may contact the Breast Health Outreach Program for available options.

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women. The American Cancer Society recommends that women age 40 and older have a screening mammogram (X-ray of the breast) and a clinical breast exam every year. Detecting breast cancer at an early stage greatly improves chances of survival.

The Breast Health Outreach Program at the University of Tennessee Medical Center’s Cancer Institute provides essential breast health education and screenings to women throughout a 25-county East Tennessee region. Funded by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund, the Breast Health Outreach Program at UT Medical Center has served more than 11,000 women since inception in 1996.

For more information about the program, visit online at www.utmedicalcenter.org or call 865.544.9753.