Go Pink with Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in October!

Memphis, TN maintains one of the highest disparities in breast cancer mortalities between Black women and White women in the country. To reduce this health disparity, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is again celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month during October to both promote awareness and to increase access to preventive breast health screenings and cancer care for all women in our community. Earlier detection and treatment are the key to ending breast cancer mortality.

Please read below to learn about simple ways you can get involved this Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 

• Schedule Your Mammogram

Schedule a mammogram by calling Methodist at 901.516.9000 for an appointment at the Comprehensive Breast Center in Midtown or in Germantown, Methodist South Hospital, or Methodist North Hospital. Call 662.932.9153 to schedule an appointment at the Southaven Diagnostic Center. 

If you have already received a mammogram, you can still help by encouraging a friend, loved one, or coworker to schedule their screening!

• Purchase an "MLH Goes Pink" T-Shirt

Purchase an "MLH Goes Pink" Breast Cancer Awareness t-shirt for $20 or a bracelet for $2. 100% of proceeds will benefit the Methodist Healthcare Foundation's Breast Cancer Care Fund that will help cover the cost of breast health screenings for women in need in Memphis and the Mid-South. 

To purchase a shirt (or shirts), you can text MLHGoesPink to 41444 or give online. 

• Tag MLH on Social Media

To celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness month, each of Methodist's Breast Centers will have fun pink balloon displays that will be perfect for photos as well as breast cancer awareness giveaway items. Stop by a Center during October to snap a photo and pick up some giveaways. Then, share your photos and tag us with #MLHFam. 

To learn more about ways to support the work of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare's Cancer Institute, please contact Elizabeth Ennis at Elizabeth.Ennis@mlh.org.