Ochsner Baton Rouge: Mammo Month 2025
Mammo Month 2025
Ochsner Baton Rouge will host Mammo Month 2025 throughout October at locations across the Capital Region. This breast health initiative offers no-cost events, mammogram screenings and educational resources to promote early detection. The month’s highlight is the fifth annual Massages and Mammos celebration on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, at Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove (10310 The Grove Blvd., Baton Rouge, Louisiana).
Massages and Mammos
Date: Oct. 4, 2025
Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Massages and Mammos offers women the chance to receive an annual screening mammogram for breast cancer in a relaxing, supportive atmosphere. The event features chair massages, light refreshments, auction items and opportunities to learn from Ochsner’s breast health experts.
There is no cost to attend, and you do not need to get a mammogram to attend.
Screening mammograms at the Oct. 4 event must be scheduled in advance. Call 225-761-5380 to reserve your spot. Mammograms will be filed with insurance, and most insurance plans cover one screening per year.
Attendees who schedule a mammogram will receive a complimentary swag bag from Ochsner. All attendees are eligible to win prizes.
Ochsner Baton Rouge Breast Care
Scheduling mammograms through Ochsner offers several advantages:
- Access to innovative treatments: Ochsner is home to the largest clinical trials network in Louisiana, giving patients access to breast cancer treatment options that aren’t available elsewhere.
- Dedicated nurse navigators: Nurse navigators are assigned to individual patients, helping them through every step with scheduling tests, procedures and treatments, while providing emotional support and access to other resources.
- Coordinated care: Each patient has an individual care team, which collaborates and shares the patient’s medical record, giving all Ochsner providers around-the-clock access to your treatment plan, test results and more.
Massages and Mammos FAQs
- How can I register for the event? Call 225-761-5380.
- Where should I park? Parking will be available directly in front of Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove.
- What floor will the event be held on? The event will be held on the first floor of Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove. Signage and directions will be displayed in the main lobby to direct you where to go.
- How can I get more information about the event? For questions or more information, please call 225-761-5380.
Breast Cancer FAQs
- What age should I start screening for breast cancer? All women should have an individualized breast risk assessment by age 30 with their physician. Women at average risk of breast cancer should begin annual mammography screening at age 40.
- Are there symptoms or signs of breast cancer? Most types of breast cancers don't come with symptoms and are only detected on screening mammograms, which is why yearly mammograms are so important. When symptoms do appear, they can include swelling of all or part of a breast, skin irritation or dimpling, breast or nipple pain, nipple retraction, redness or thickening of the nipple or breast skin and nipple discharge.
For more information about cancer care at Ochsner, visit Ochsner.org/EndCancer.