Florida healthcare provider provides 100 free mammograms

Michelle Bautista, from Panama City, Florida, is challenging her community to raise enough funds to provide 100 women mammograms. In addition to raising funds, she is also offering free mammograms at her own clinic for the next month.  

According to Susan G. Komen, 125 of 100,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. 

"The scariest day for most women over 40 is not Halloween. It's the day they get their mammogram. We all know that the earlier that we can detect cancer, the better the rate of survival for this horrible disease," Bautista told WJHG News Channel 7.  

See Bautista's entire interview and efforts to raise breast cancer awareness here.  

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A recent graduate from Dominican University (IL) with a bachelor’s in journalism, Melissa joined TriMed’s Chicago team in 2017 covering all aspects of health imaging. She’s a fan of singing and playing guitar, elephants, a good cup of tea, and her golden retriever Cooper.

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