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Fasten Your Pink Ribbon – Care Resource Helps Women Fight against Breast Cancer in October

Written by: Care Resource

Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States. Thankfully, millions of women are surviving the disease thanks in part to early detection and improvements in treatment. A mammogram – the screening test for breast cancer – can help find breast cancer early when it’s easier to treat.

Care Resource is actively involved in the fight against breast cancer by helping women get tested to find breast cancer earlier, help them understand their treatment options and cope with the physical and emotional side effects. For National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Care Resource is offering free mammograms to new patients without private or government insurance at our Miami-Dade offices. To make an appointment, please call 305-576-1234 EXT: 470 (English) and 471 (Spanish), and a mammogram virtual wellness voucher will be assigned to you.

According to Dr. Carmen Paez, MD, Primary Care Physician with Care Resource, “Early detection of breast cancer with screening mammography means that cancers can be diagnosed early and treatment can be started earlier in the course of the disease, possibly before it has spread. Getting a high-quality screening mammogram is the most effective way to detect breast cancer early and help reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer among women ages 40 to 74. The decision to start regular, biennial screening mammography before the age of 50 years should be an individual one and discussed with your Care Resource medical provider.”

“I encourage all women to work with your Care Resource medical provider, if concerned about screening mammograms and discuss your concerns with your provider. Together you can decide what’s best for you based on your individual breast cancer risk. Your provider will be able to show you the benefits, risks and limitations of screening mammograms and the role of breast self-exams in helping you become more familiar with your breasts, which may help you identify abnormalities or changes. They will also be able to explain to you the role of a clinical breast exam, which is an annual examination of your breasts by your provider and is offered at Care Resource.” – Carmen Paez, MD

In addition to virtual wellness vouchers, Care Resource recognizes that today’s busy women tend to put family and career ahead of their own health care.  Our solution is to work with health centers to bring potentially life-saving cancer screening directly to their doorstep for no fee.

The FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine is delivering advanced technology for mammography screenings to the neediest neighborhoods in Miami- Dade County through an integrated model of care with the Linda Fenner 3D Mammography Mobile Center. This is the first mobile 3D Mammogram unit in South Florida that provides personalized education, outreach, navigation, and support through breast cancer detection and treatment. The mobile visits are scheduled for one day a week beginning in mid-October at Care Resource’s midtown Miami office located at 3510 Biscayne Boulevard.

“Having the FIU/Linda Fenner 3D Mammography mobile unit available to our female patients will allow us to increase breast cancer screenings and provide early detection of breast cancer to our female patients.  I urge all of our patients to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity and ‘Get Screened”! – Carmen Paez, MD

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For more information, please visit careresource.org, or call 305.576.1234.

About Care Resource:

Care Resource is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization and a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with locations in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Care Resource provides comprehensive primary medical and preventive care, including dental care, in-house pharmacy services and behavioral health/substance abuse services to all individuals in South Florida’s diverse communities. For more information, please visit careresource.org, or call 305.576.1234.