More than 200 area women recently attended the seventh annual “Think Pink,” a breast cancer awareness event complete with speakers, appetizers, prizes and pampering treatments.
Sponsored by Margaret Mary Health and the local breast cancer support group, this year’s event featured presentations by breast cancer survivors Melissa Crum and Suzanne Metzger. Held at the Knights of Columbus in Batesville, the event raised more than $12,000 to help provide mammograms to women in our community who can’t afford them.
All women should get a baseline mammogram between the ages of 35 and 40. After age 40, mammograms should be repeated annually. Pre-menopausal women with a strong family history of breast cancer, meaning a first-degree relative, should get screened 10 years before their loved one’s age of diagnosis.
To be added to the mailing list for next year’s “Think Pink” event, call (812) 933.5257.
