MercyOne and Bras for the Cause uniting for annual Muffins and Mammograms May 3

MercyOne and Bras for the Cause are joining forces to host Muffins and Mammograms Saturday, May 3, providing potentially life-saving mammograms — and free muffins and coffee —to low-income and underinsured women in central Iowa. 

This annual event provides women who meet the income and insurance criteria with a free mammogram. Mammograms are the gold standard for detecting breast cancer and the most effective screening test used today to find breast cancer in most women and men. It can find cancers at an early stage when the chances of long-term survival are highest.

“Mammograms are essential for every woman, age 40 and older. The goal of mammography is to find breast cancer before the patient notices it – so before they feel a lump or have any symptoms from it – and to find the cancer as small and as treatable as possible,” said Tiffany Torstenson, DO, Medical Director for MercyOne Katzmann Breast Care.

Most lives are saved when women begin annual screening by age 40. If a patient is at higher risk of developing breast cancer due to family history or other risk factors, they may need to begin screening earlier.

A limited number of appointments are available at the following locations this Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to noon:

• MercyOne Des Moines Mammography – 411 Laurel Street, Suite 1265, Des Moines
• MercyOne Ankeny Imaging – 800 East 1st Street, Suite 1100, Ankeny
• MercyOne Clive Imaging – 1601 NW 114th Street, Suite 128, Clive

Visit Muffins and Mammograms for more information and to request an appointment.