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Upstate University Hospital’s Mammography Van Coming
to Town of Denmark Offices October 4th
Published: September 25, 2021
at 01:00 p.m.
By: Press Release from Upstate University Hospital
Upstate University Hospital’s Mammography Van to
visit Town of Denmark Offices during Breast Cancer Awareness Month on October
4th
Upstate University
Hospital Mammography Van will visit the Town of Denmark Offices at 3707
Roberts Road in Carthage on Monday, October 4, 2021. The screenings will be
available between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m for women who
have scheduled an appointment.
To schedule an
appointment for a mammogram with the van, women should call 315-464-2582.
Appointments can also be requested online at: http://www.upstate.edu/mobile-mammography/
To be eligible
for a mammogram on the van, women should be 40 years and older; not have
had a mammogram in the past 12 months; and not be experiencing breast
problems.
The van, funded
by a New York State Department of Health grant, is part of the state’s “Get
Screened, No Excuses” Breast Cancer Initiative, which is aimed at getting
rid of obstacles to breast cancer screening for women in New York. The
average rate for screening mammography in New York is 81 percent.
The mammography van
spans 45-feet and is equipped with a state-of-the art 3D digital mammogram
system, private exam and dressing room and a waiting room.
Breast cancer is
one of the most common cancers in women, effecting one in 8 women.
It's also one of the most treatable cancers when detected early.
Mammograms—x-rays of the breasts—are the most effective screening procedure
for the early signs of breast cancer.
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