Ochsner Baton Rouge: Mammo Month 2024
Massages and Mammos
Ochsner Baton Rouge is excited to present Mammo Month 2024. Mammo Month will take place throughout the month of October at various locations around the Baton Rouge region and will feature our 4th annual Massages and Mammos celebration on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 at Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove (10310 The Grove Boulevard).
Massages and Mammos
Date: Oct. 5, 2024
Time: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove
Massages and Mammos offers an opportunity to receive an annual breast cancer screening mammogram in a relaxing and inviting atmosphere. The event includes chair massages, delicious bites, auction items and the opportunity to learn from our team of medical experts.
There is no cost to attend. You do not need to get a mammogram to attend.
Mammograms occurring at the Oct. 5 event must be scheduled in advance. Please call 225-761-5200 or complete the registration form to schedule your appointment.
Screening mammograms performed at this event will be filed with insurance. Most insurances cover one mammogram per year.
Attendees who schedule an appointment for a mammogram will receive a swag bag courtesy of Ochsner. Every attendee is eligible to win great prizes.
Massages and Mammos FAQs
- How can I register for the event? Call 225-761-5200 or complete this registration form.
- 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,
- How can I get more information about the event? For questions or more information, please call 225-761-5200
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
Meet The Experts
Dr. Perone is a surgical oncologist at Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center.
She earned her medical degree from the Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Perone then completed an internship and residency in general surgery at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. During her time in Texas, she completed a three year research fellowship studying the immunologic effects of targeted therapies for melanoma and obtained a master's degree in clinical sciences with her surgical education research. Dr. Perone then completed a fellowship in surgical oncology at the Moffit Cancer Center/University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida.
Her clinical interests include skin and soft tissue malignancies and gastrointestinal, hepatopancreaticobiliary, and neuroendocrine malignancies, as well as the role of palliative care in surgical oncology.
She is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society, the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), the Society of Surgical Palliative Care, the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) and the Catholic Medical Association (CMA).
Sydney Prescott, RN, MSN, NP-C, specializes in breast surgical oncology at Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center.
She earned her bachelor of nursing degree from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. She has practiced as a registered nurse clinician for 14 years and as a nurse practitioner for 20 years. She returned to Southeastern Louisiana University for her masters of science in nursing degree and was certified as an adult nurse practitioner.
Sydney works with breast cancer patients during and after treatment, identifies and works with women who are at high risk for breast cancer, performs genetic testing and counseling and manages abnormal mammograms and breast findings.
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. For women at average risk of breast cancer, they 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.