1 Parish. 1,000 Screenings. 9 Cancers Diagnosed. 0 Cost to You.

Live Well Ascension - A Community Health Event

Since 2010, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has provided more than 1,000 cancer screenings to Ascension Parish residents. However, with 9 cancers diagnosed in that time frame and an expected 38% of men and women expected to be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetimes, the Cancer Center’s Prevention on the Go programs know there is […]

Gerry Lane Enterprises Gears up for Screenings

Gerry Lane Gears Up for Screenings

When Eric Lane, president, Gerry Lane Enterprises, heard about the Cancer Center’s Prevention on the Go workplace program, he saw it as a great opportunity to bring potentially lifesaving cancer education and screenings to his team members. Serving on the Mary Bird Perkins Board of Directors, Eric has always been an advocate for early detection and […]

Prevention on the Go

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On the go…It’s an accurate phrase to describe today’s high-speed world, and how we literally bring screenings to the public. At the Cancer Center, we’re constantly transforming to keep pace with changing times to reach more people and save more lives. And we won’t stop until cancer is no more. In this spirit, our early […]