The free BreastScreen Queensland Mobile Service is returning to Opal Street Cooroy from 27 November to 19 December and local women are encouraged to put their health first and book a breast screen.
Queensland women have a one in seven chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer by the age of 85. This means that women can’t afford to skip breast screens.
“It can be hard for women to find time for their health checks but it’s important they do,” BreastScreen Queensland Sunshine Coast health promotion officer Kelly Hart said.
“A breast screen every two years could literally save a woman’s life and ensure they are there for their family in the future,” she said.
“What screening does is bring forward the time at which breast cancer can be diagnosed, so that the cancer can be found when it’s small, confined to the breast and hasn’t spread to the lymph nodes.
BreastScreen Queensland offers free breast screening to women aged 40 years and over. Appointments take less than 30 minutes and you don’t need a doctors referral.
Woman aged 50-74 are particularly encouraged to have regular breast screens as the risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer greatly increases after the age of 50.
Call 13 20 50 or visit the BreastScreen website to make an appointment for the mobile service in Cooroy or the permanent BreastScreen Service at Goodchap Street, Noosaville.
