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Just a note to remind our community that May is “Pink Ribbon Month”. Our local Montana Cancer Screening Program will be “Turning the Town Pink” to promote Breast Cancer Awareness. Our program provides mammograms and pap smears at low or no cost to the women of our community, county, as well as Judith Basin, Petroleum, Wheatland, Musselshell and Golden Valley counties.

Pink Ribbon Month provides an opportunity to discuss an important issue – breast cancer. Breast cancer can affect anyone with a mother, daughter, sister, wife or other female relative or friend. Breast cancer affects us all.

The good news is that with early detection and treatment of breast cancer, it is survivable. Pink Ribbon Month provides an opportunity to raise the level of dialogue in Central Montana about breast cancer.

Today more people are comfortable acknowledging the disease and taking action to encourage women to get mammograms. Wearing or displaying a pink ribbon as a symbol of hope is a good way to continue the discussion. We want women to take charge of their health.

The local Montana Cancer Screening Program will be “Turning the Town Pink” in which we will be asking local businesses and organizations to decorate or display their business with “pink” items. We will provide them with banners, posters, stickers, brochures and our pink program information cards that explain our program services and guidelines. Any business or organization wishing to “Turn the Town Pink” can reach our office by calling 535-8811 or 1-877-421-8646.

Sue Irvin

Director & Health Educator

Central Montana Family Planning

Cancer Control Specialist

Montana Cancer Screening Program