By Michaela Gibson Morris Daily Journal TUPELO – Komen North Mississippi Race for the Cure handed off $155,000 in grants to continue its efforts to help more women survive breast cancer. The grants to 10 organizations will assist the medically underserved and increase early detection of breast cancer at its most treatable stage with funds raised through the October Race for the Cure in Tupelo and other affiliate events. “It’s a little more than last year,” said Cindy Hale, affiliate executive director. The grants are available to nonprofit organizations serving a 16-county area covering Alcorn, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Oktibbeha, Tishomingo, Tippah and Union counties. “There’s a lot of focus on early diagnosis,” said Rachel Wood, who serves as the grant committee chairwoman. North Mississippi Medical Center Breast Cancer Center plans to use part of its $30,000 grant to take breast health education and screening to women in underserved areas identified by the Komen affiliate in Chickasaw, Clay, Prentiss and Oktibbeha counties. “We’re going to use our mobile mammography unit to plug into those communities,” said Missy Cole, breast cancer center technical director. Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation received $53,000 to provide mammogram assistance through its hospitals in Booneville, Columbus, New Albany and Oxford. “We try to be very proactive,” said Wanda Barbour Dent, who serves as women’s health navigator for the Baptist Cancer Center in Oxford.
Komen Affiliate Distributes Local Grants For Breast Cancer Screening, Education
Michaela Morris, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Tue, 04/04/2017 - 11:01am
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Topics: Mississippi Lee County Tupelo
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