Tennova Healthcare Offers Mammogram Special at Eight Convenient Locations in East Tennessee
9/13/2017
Women receive special pampering and a gift when they schedule a screening mammogram
KNOXVILLE, TN (September 13, 2017) – October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month—the perfect time to discuss the importance of early detection. Tennova Healthcare is spreading the word about mammograms and encouraging women to get screened for the disease.
Tennova is offering a Mammogram Special at eight locations. Bring your mom, daughter, sister or a female friend to one of the following locations between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., and you will also enjoy special pampering and a gift:
October 10 - Jefferson Memorial Hospital, 110 Hospital Drive, Jefferson City
October 11 - Physicians Regional Medical Center, 900 East Oak Hill Avenue, Knoxville
October 12 - Newport Medical Center, 435 Second Street, Newport
October 17 - North Knoxville Medical Center, 7565 Dannaher Drive, Powell
October 17 - Turkey Creek Medical Center, 10820 Parkside Drive, Knoxville
October 19 - Tennova South, 7323 Chapman Highway, Knoxville
October 23 - LaFollette Medical Center, 923 East Central Avenue, LaFollette
October 26 - Lakeway Regional Hospital, 726 McFarland Street, Morristown
Appointments are required. To schedule your screening mammogram, call (865) 545-7771. (For Lakeway Regional Hospital only, call (423) 522-6320.)
One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death among women in Tennessee. Although the causes of breast cancer are still unknown, there are many factors including advancing age and family history that may increase someone’s risk for breast cancer.
“Mammograms save lives,” said Janine Mingie, director of the Tennova Breast Centers at North Knoxville Medical Center and Turkey Creek Medical Center. “Today, thanks to early detection and treatment advances, women are surviving breast cancer and living longer, healthier lives.”
For women of average risk, the American College of Radiology and Society of Breast Imaging recommend annual screening mammograms beginning at age 40. Different guidelines apply to women at higher risk. A screening mammogram can help detect breast cancer in its earliest and most treatable stages.
“The fact is that mammography is the best tool available to screen for breast cancer,” Mingie said. “At present, there are no tests to replace mammography.”
Tennova Healthcare offers breast imaging services including digital mammography at North Knoxville Medical Center, Physicians Regional Medical Center, Turkey Creek Medical Center, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, LaFollette Medical Center, Lakeway Regional Hospital, Newport Medical Center and Tennova South.
For more information or to find a doctor, call 1-855-TENNOVA (836-6682) or visit the Find A Doctor section of this site.
About Tennova Healthcare
One of the state’s largest health networks, Tennova Healthcare includes 16 hospitals and more than 115 physician clinics. The combined network has approximately 2,600 licensed beds, 2,800 physicians on the combined active medical staffs, and 9,000 employees, with more than 70,000 admissions and 465,000 emergency department visits each year.
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