Baton Rouge - Breast & Colorectal Cancer Screenings

Name: Baton Rouge - Breast & Colorectal Cancer Screenings
Start: 2025-04-08T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-08T14:00:00-05:00
Location: East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority

Schedule

Tue Apr 08 2025 at 09:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority | Baton Rouge, LA

We will be providing free breast & colorectal cancer screenings in Baton Rouge on April 8, 2025. To make an appointment or for more information, please call us at (225) 425-8034 or visit marybird.org/get-screened.
**Appointments are encouraged. Walk-ins welcome.**
Breast Cancer Screenings
Free clinical breast exams will be performed by a physician or nurse practitioner for women 18 and older. Screening mammograms will be available for women 40 and older who do not have a doctor and have not had a mammogram in the past 12 months. Insurance will be billed for mammograms; there will be no charge for women without insurance.
Colorectal Cancer Screenings
Easy-to-use take home colorectal cancer screening kits will be distributed. Men and women age 45 and older who have not been screened for colorectal cancer in the past 12 months are eligible. Does not replace a medical examination or other screening procedures.