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Breast Screening Programme | Southern
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Description
The BreastScreen Aotearoa (BSA) programme offers free, two yearly screening mammograms to eligible women aged 45-69 years.
The Breast Screening Programme:
- provides comprehensive information about the purpose of breast screening
- encourages informed participation in BreastScreen Aotearoa
For further information please call 0800 270 200, visit www.nsu.govt.nz or go to the National Cancer Control Strategy website
Referral Expectations
Women who wish to enrol on the programme, can enrol themselves by calling BreastScreen Aotearoa on freephone 0800 270 200.
Who can have a free screening mammogram?
A woman can have a free screening mammogram every two years through BreastScreen Aotearoa if she:
- is between 45 and 69 years old
- has no symptoms of breast cancer
- has not had a mammogram in the last 12 months
- is not pregnant or breastfeeding
- is eligible for public health services in New Zealand, i.e. is a New Zealand citizen or has a New Zealand visa that is valid for at least two years.
If a woman has a current breast symptom that has not been checked by a doctor, she is not eligible to enrol with BreastScreen Aotearoa.
Women of any age who feel or notice anything unusual about their breasts, at any time, should see their doctor.
Most lumps and symptoms will not be cancer.
Website
Contact Details
2-10 Dee Street, Invercargill
Southland
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Phone
0800 270 200
Website
2-10 Dee Street
Invercargill
Southland 9810
Street Address
2-10 Dee Street
Invercargill
Southland 9810
Postal Address
Pacific Radiology (BSOS)
2 Dee Street
Invercargill
Southland 9810
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This page was last updated at 10:10AM on March 20, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Breast Screening Programme | Southern.