Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center to Host Inaugural Live Well Mississippi Screening Event

NATCHEZ, Miss. – Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s popular Live Well community health event is expanding into southwest Mississippi this spring. Live Well Mississippi, an early detection and cancer screening and education opportunity, will be held Sat., April 15 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Natchez Middle School (319 Sgt. Prentiss Drive). This free community event is designed to provide residents from across southwest Mississippi an opportunity to take advantage of four types of cancer screenings, including breast, colorectal, prostate, and skin cancers. Participants can also access blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose checks.

Health vendors, food, music and activities for children will also be available. Appointments are required. To schedule a screening, call (601) 202-5056.

“We are thrilled to welcome the Cancer Center’s successful Live Well series to Natchez, aimed at providing residents across southwest Mississippi with the resources to take charge of their health in a convenient and comfortable setting,” said Amber Henderson, practice manager, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Natchez. “Providing opportunities such as this, free of charge, will go a long way in helping us detect cancer earlier and improve survivorship.”

Should an abnormality be found a nurse navigator will assist screening participants with next steps, also at no cost, thanks to generous donors.

Live Well Natchez will mark the sixth region where Mary Bird Perkins has launched its signature community health event. Similar events are held annually in Baton Rouge, Covington, Gonzales, Houma, and Monroe. To acknowledge the support from the Natchez-area community, Mary Bird Perkins has named honorary co-chairs for this year’s Live Well Natchez event. Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson and Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten will serve as co-chairs, highlighting the partnership between southwest Mississippi and the Cancer Center.

For more information about this event and other cancer screening opportunities in your community, please visit marybird.org/get-screened.

About Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is a regional cancer care organization that has been fighting cancer for more than 50 years. The cancer care organization provides care at 10 centers in Baton Rouge, Covington, Gonzales, Hammond, Houma, Opelousas, Slidell, and Natchez, Mississippi, and its service area encompasses southeast Louisiana and southwest Mississippi regions. Mary Bird Perkins has a strategic affiliation with OneOncology and the largest radiation and medical oncology groups from across the area including exclusive partnerships with Southeastern Louisiana Radiation Oncology Group, which provides radiation therapy throughout Mary Bird Perkins’ service areas, Northshore Oncology Associates, serving St. Tammany and Washington Parishes, specifically the communities of Covington and Slidell and Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates, which services the Greater Baton Rouge area. For more information, please visit www.marybird.org.