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24 February, 2025
Free breast screening in Moreton Bay
Breastscreen Queensland mobile service is back on Bribie Island this month, offering free breast screening for women 40 years and over.
The service is popular with Bribie women, with almost 60 percent of women in the 50 to 74 age group having had a breast screen in the last two years. Health Promotion Officer with BreastScreen Queensland, Gillian Duffy, said Bribie Island has the highest participation rate on the Sunshine Coast.
“Even so, we would like to see more women attending for breast screening, particularly those in their fifties,” she said.
Research shows that regular breast screening is the best way of finding breast cancer early, and this means more treatment options and better outcomes. “We know women are busy with work and family commitments, so we try to offer a range of appointment times to suit everyone,” Ms. Duffy said. “It could save your life.”
Appointments are available from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm on the mobile service. Saturday appointments are available at Caboolture. No doctor’s referral is needed, and appointments take less than 30 minutes.
The BreastScreen mobile service will be at Bribie Island Library until 7 March 2025.
For more information or to book, visit www.breastscreen.qld.gov.au or call 13 20 50.
