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UT Medical Center Hosting 'Savvy Seniors' for Luncheon and Health Event
Published: Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Fewer senior women are getting their annual breast cancer screenings now than they were five years ago. This recent report comes despite the American Cancer Society’s recommendation that women age 40 and older receive annual screenings for breast cancer – the most common cancer in women.
“While older women are at the greatest risk for developing breast cancer, they are the least likely group to be screened regularly by mammography,” said Dr. Kathleen Hudson, a radiologist at The University of Tennessee Medical Center. “Women age 65 and older should know mammography screening is covered annually by Medicare.”
Dr. Hudson and UT Medical Center are working to make the health screenings part of the yearly routine for seniors. A grant received by the Breast Health Outreach Program at the medical center’s Cancer Institute, will result in a day filled with good food, great health information and an opportunity for seniors to tour the medical center’s mobile mammography unit.
Savvy Seniors: Becoming Your Own Breast Health Advocate, is Thursday, Aug. 2, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rothchild Conference Center, located at 8807 Kingston Pike. The luncheon and program, which includes a discussion hosted by Dr. Hudson, are free, but reservations are required and seating is limited. For reservations, call 865.544.9753.
According to Dr. Hudson, the incidence of invasive breast cancer among women age 65 and older is twice that of women in the 35 to 44 age group. The death rate from breast cancer is three times higher among seniors than younger women.
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