BreastScreen SA

BreastScreen SA is the South Australian component of BreastScreen Australia, the national breast cancer screening program. Our aim is to reduce the number of breast cancer deaths by providing eligible women with a free screening mammogram every two years.

Screening is the process of looking for disease in healthy people who have no symptoms of disease.

A screening mammogram is simply a breast x-ray. It can detect most breast cancers, including those too small to be felt. Early detection is the key to simpler treatment and it may save a woman's life.

Screening is primarily recommended for all women aged 50 to 69. It is estimated that for individual women in this age group, having a screening mammogram every two years reduces the chance of dying from breast cancer by about 40%.

Research is less clear about the benefits of screening mammograms for women aged 40 to 49 and over 70. However, women in these age groups are also eligible for screening and are very welcome to phone for an appointment if they wish to attend.

A doctor’s referral is not required to have a free screening mammogram. For further information and appointments, telephone BreastScreen SA on 13-20-50, for the cost of a local call.

Go to our BreastScreen SA website for clinic locations, times, maps, public transport etc

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