BREASTCHECK NOW CALLING WOMEN FROM EAST COUNTY CORK
- 26 June 2009
The National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) is delighted to announce that BreastCheck – The National Breast Screening Programme is currently inviting women living in east County Cork for their free mammogram (breast x-ray). Eligible women from aged 50 to 64 from areas including Carrigtwohill, Midleton, Cloyne, Ballycotten, Lisgoold, Killeagh and Youghal are being invited to attend the BreastCheck Southern Unit, Infirmary Road, Cork for their mammogram in the coming months.
BreastCheck has been providing women in Co Cork with free mammograms since the BreastCheck Southern Unit opened in December 2007. BreastCheck encourages all women contacted by BreastCheck to attend their appointment. A BreastCheck mammogram is a very simple procedure and the appointment takes just half an hour in total. The aim of BreastCheck is to detect and treat early breast cancer however the vast majority of women screened by BreastCheck are found to be perfectly healthy.
BreastCheck advises all women aged 50 to 64 living in east County Cork to make sure their name is on the BreastCheck register by calling Freephone 1800 45 45 55 or visiting www.breastcheck.ie.
Once on the BreastCheck register and known to the programme, a woman will automatically receive her BreastCheck appointment by post.
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