B.C. Cancer’s breast cancer screening coach will be at the Chemainus Health Care Centre, 9909 Esplanade St., on March 15-16 and March 19-20 as well as the Ladysmith Community Health Centre, 1111 4th Ave., March 20-22.
Around one in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, and it is the most common type of cancer found in women in B.C.
B.C. Cancer’s breast screening program offers no-cost screening mammograms to eligible women in B.C. A screening mammogram consists of four images (two of each breast) that look for hidden cancer in women who are healthy with no symptoms and have never had breast cancer. Mammograms can usually find lumps two to three years before a woman or her primary care provider can feel them.
To book a screening mammogram, call 1-800-663-9203. A doctor’s referral is not required.