Grant Enables Mammograms for Women in Need

The Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Best Chance Network will get $76,000 to provide mammograms to women in poverty, a release stated.

The money will come from the lowcountry affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Early detection of breast cancer results in a 98 percent five-year survival rate and an average cost savings of close to $40,000, the release stated. In 2012, Best Chance Network identified 75 women with breast cancer.

Best Chance Network is available for women between the ages of 47 and 64 who fall within certain income guidelines and have no health insurance. 

For more information on how to join the Best Chance Network and what their financial requirements are, check out their website. 

Read more about Breast Cancer Awareness in Irmo-Seven Oaks

• Breast Cancer Support Groups in Irmo-Seven Oaks
• Breast Cancer in Young Women: Irmo-Seven Oaks Resources and Statistics
• here to Get a Breast Examination in Irmo-Seven Oaks