Floyd’s Breast Cancer Awareness Events Continue

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Floyd continues its efforts to encourage women to be proactive about their breast health. 

Pink is the nationally recognized color of breast cancer awareness, and Floyd celebrated Pink Day in Rome on Friday, October 4th, and in Cherokee County, Alabama on Saturday, October 5th during Centre’s Fall Festival parade Centre, with Floyd representatives giving out complimentary magnets and health education being provided to the public by experts from Cherokee Medical Center and The Breast Center at Floyd.

Also, Pink Day at Chick-fil-A in Rockmart located at 1500 Chattahoochee Drive will be held October 18th from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event will also include complimentary magnets and education from the experts at Polk Medical Center and The Breast Center at Floyd.

A similar event will be held November 2nd during the Market on Main in Cedartown from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“For many years, we’ve partnered with Chick-fil-A in Rome, and now in Rockmart, to spread awareness and encourage women to get screened,” ​said Aimee Griffin, Director of The Breast Center at Floyd and Director of Imaging Services for Floyd. “We firmly believe that knowledge is power, and we want to support all of northwest Georgia in saying KNOW to breast cancer.”