Pink Ribbon Rally Saturday In Lanham To Offer Free Mammograms, Screenings

LANHAM, MD — In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center will host its annual Pink Ribbon Rally Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on its Lanham campus at 8118 Good Luck Rd.

The event aims to spotlight the importance of breast cancer awareness and the crucial role of early detection through mammograms. The Pink Ribbon Rally will feature no cost mammograms and clinical breast screenings, as well as life-saving information about the signs, symptoms and early detection of breast cancer.

The Pink Ribbon Rally also will offer resources and guidance from local organizations, support groups and healthcare professionals. There will be inspirational stories from breast cancer survivors, bra fittings, live music, food and games.

“Breast cancer impacts lives profoundly, especially in Prince George’s County,” said Deneen Richmond, president of Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center. “By moving the event to Saturday, we hope to make it more accessible for residents and neighbors to join us. Meeting breast cancer survivors and hearing their inspiring stories always moves me, and I take comfort in knowing that we’re raising awareness and offering hope to the many women in our community fighting breast cancer.”

Prince George’s County has one of the highest mortality rates of breast cancer in Maryland. To address this issue, Luminis Health is currently in the third year of a $1.3 million state grant to provide breast cancer screenings to women in Prince George’s County. Thanks to this funding, the health system has administered more than 2,300 no cost breast cancer screenings.

“This event empowers women to get a mammogram because it saves lives,” said Dr. Regina Hampton, breast cancer surgeon at Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center. “With one in eight women in the United States facing a breast cancer diagnosis in their lifetime and breast cancer being a leading cause of death among women in Prince George’s County, I encourage every woman to start getting mammograms at age of 40, or earlier if they have a family history.”