Witness Project
Forrest General has expanded its Breast Cancer Support and Mammography Services to include the Witness Project. The program is designed to reach African-American women throughout South Mississippi.
The program features a group of African-American women who "witness" about their triumph over breast or cervical cancer. Together, these women proclaim the good news that cancer does not have to be a terminal illness.
The program's purpose is to reach female segments within the population who may be unaware of the warning signs and uninformed about prevention and treatment. Through early detection and treatment, women can often have their cancer cured.
The project, however, offers more than just hope. It teaches simple and effective methods by which women can protect themselves against breast and cervical cancer. Breast self-exam is taught by trained health instructors using special breast-shaped models. Audiences can learn first-hand how best to perform periodic checks to detect lumps and other signs of cancer.
Instructors also inform groups about other prevention methods like Pap tests, a test to find cervical cancer, and mammograms, an imaging procedure designed exclusively to detect breast cancer. Participants also learn where to obtain preventive tests at the lowest possible cost.
E-mail FGH OnCall or call us at 1-800-844-4445 for more information or to schedule a Witness Project session for your group.
