Free breast screening for eligible women aged 45 to 69 years is provided by the national breast screening program
BreastScreen Aotearoa.
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The aim of breast screening is to find very small cancers before a lump can be felt in the breast. Early treatment has the best chance of success.
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in New Zealand women.
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The risk of developing breast cancer increases with age.
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Three-quarters of women who get it are over 50. Breast cancer is uncommon in women under 50.
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For older women, breast screening using mammography (breast x-rays) followed by appropriate treatment is the best way of reducing the chance of dying from breast cancer.
If you live in Otago your Breast Screening provider is BreastScreen HealthCare; Dunedin Hospital, Ground Floor, Corner Fredrick and Cumberland Streets, Dunedin
If you live in Southland your Breast Screening provider is BreastScreen HealthCare; Southland Hospital, Kew Road, Invercargill
To contact BreastScreen HealthCare Phone: 0800 270 200
The mobile breast screen unit visits rural towns regularly. The timetable of visits is regularly updated.