Breast Screening

Regular breast screenings are the best way to detect breast cancer early, when it is easiest to treat. Women aged 40 and over should get a breast screening and clinical breast exam every year. Women over the age of 40 are at the highest risk for breast cancer, yet they are the least likely to get a breast screening.

In choosing a screening facility, women should make sure it is certified by the Food and Drug Administartion (unless it is a Veterans Health Administration facility). By law, all facilities must be certified. A breast screening can detect cancers several years before a women or her health care provider can feel a lump.

Learn about Breast Thermography

Mobile Mammography Programs

• M. D. Anderson Mobile Mammography,  Houston, TX
• St. Luke's Mobile Mammography, Chesterfield, MO
• Medical Faculty Associates, GW University, Washington DC
• University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
• Boca Radiology Group , Boca Raton, FL
• Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
• St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY
• Lexington Medical Center, Columbia, SC
• St. Vincent Health, Indianapolis, IN
• Methodist Health Sytems, Texas
• Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
• Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System, Mattoon, IL
• Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT
• St. Alphonsus, Boise, ID
• Dana-Faber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA