Breast Cancer Screenings Offered:

MAMMOGRAMS

• Women age 40 and older
• Women younger than 40 who have an immediate member with a history of breast cancer
• Uninsured or under insured
• Women 18 years or older with an abnormal breast screening are eligible for breast ultrasounds

CLINICAL BREAST EXAM AND PAP SMEAR

• Women age 18 and older
• Uninsured or under insured
  

HPV VACCINATION SERIES

• Women age 19-26 year
• Uninsured or under insured

Breast Cancer Facts:

Excluding cancers of the skin, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, accounting for one out of three cancer diagnoses in the United States.  Despite our best efforts, breast cancer will continue to strike one of every eight American women.

Thanks to early detection and treatment programs, dramatic changes have occurred in the quality
and length of life of women who have been diagnosed.  With early detection, a 90% cure rate has been achieved.

Factors linked to Increase Risk of Breast Cancer

• Women with a personal or family history of breast cancer
• Women who are post-menopausal
• Women who have never been pregnant
• Women who had their first full term pregnancy after the age of thirty
• Two-thirds of all breast cancers occur in women over the age of 50

 
American Cancer Society Early Detection Recommendations - 

Physical Examination

• Women over age 20:  Breast self-exam monthly
• Women age 20-40:  Breast exam by a health care provider every three years
• Women over age 40:  Breast exam by a health care provider yearly

Mammography

• Women age 40 and over should receive an annual mammogram
• For  women with a personal or family history of breast cancer, mammography may be advised at an earlier age - consult your health care provider