Estes Park Health recognizes National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Join the celebration by scheduling a mammogram during the Breast Cancer Awareness Party on Saturday, Oct. 4
Oct. 1, 2025: October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Estes Park Health wants every eligible woman to take control of their breast health by having a mammogram.
According to the American Cancer Society, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. The organization also reports that breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women.
Early detection of breast cancer, when it is in the localized stage, however, has been shown to improve a woman’s risk of surviving the disease with a 99% five-year survival rate.
A regular mammogram, which is considered the gold standard for early detection, along with monthly self-breast exams, establishes the crucial routine to find the disease before it spreads.
To help encourage women to complete their regular mammogram, Estes Park Health is holding a Breast Cancer Awareness Party on Saturday, Oct. 4. Women are encouraged to schedule a screening mammogram and then enjoy free food and a gift bag, including a collapsible water bottle, socks and pink ribbon earrings, for each patient.
The appointments are available every half hour from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. All mammograms will be read within 24 hours.
Estes Park Health offers digital 3D mammography screening, a technology that uses x-ray to produce layers of images that are combined into a 3D view of the breast. With this advanced methodology, the resulting comprehensive view of the breast helps radiologists detect cancer that may be obscured in a 2D mammogram. And having this technology in Estes Park means women can skip a lengthy visit to the valley for their screening.
To schedule a mammogram at Estes Park Health, call 970-235-3100.
If you cannot afford a mammogram or your insurance does not cover the screening, the Estes Park Health Foundation is providing free mammograms to qualifying residents of Estes Valley.
For more information about the Cancer Screening Fund and to request an application, call the Estes Park Health Foundation at 970-577-4370 or visit https://bit.ly/4mLKvsZ.