You play an important role in Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s ability to meet the community’s needs of expert cancer care, information and screenings. Your gift is reinvested in the community through cancer support services including patient care for the uninsured and underinsured, awareness and community education, research and early detection.
Your gift provides free life-saving screenings for our neighbors in need, educates a mother about the importance of early detection and enhances the health and well-being of your community.
Your gift is an investment in saving lives by:
Contributing to the epidemiological database of cancer cases maintained by the Louisiana Tumor Registry. This collected data assists the medical community with detailed information about cancer incidence and mortality rates that helps in planning appropriate interventions to reduce Louisiana’s disparities in cancer rates.