Prairie Post (East Edition)

Mobile mammograph­y service to visit Bassano in March

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Women ages 50-74 — the group most at risk of developing breast cancer — will have local access to mammograph­y services when the Alberta Health Services Screen Test program arrives in the community next month.

A mobile mammograph­y trailer will be stationed at the Bassano Health Centre, 608 5 Ave. East, near the helipad on the corner of 5A Ave. and 6 St., on March 9-12. Appointmen­ts are required. Residents can book an appointmen­t or learn more about the program by calling 1-800-667-0604.

Screen Test is improving access to cancer screening for hundreds of women in Alberta communitie­s where mammograph­y is not readily available.

A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast and has proven to be the most effective way to detect breast cancer. Early detection allows for a greater number of options for treatment and a better chance of survival.

Visit https://screeningf­orlife.ca/breast/ screen-test-mobile-clinics/ for more informatio­n and a complete listing of Screen Test mobile sites.

Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsibl­e for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainabl­e for all Albertans.

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