Breast screening unit coming for women from in and around Huntly
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The North East Scotland Mobile Breast Screening Service will be in Huntly later this month.
Screening will begin on Thursday January 20 for around four weeks.
Women aged 50-70 years of age who are registered with a GP at the Bydand Medical Group will receive an invitation to attend the mobile unit which is to be sited in the car park at Tesco.
Letters are sent to women approximately four weeks before their appointment date.
Sarah Philip, manager for the Breast Screening Service said: “The aim of the programme is to detect breast changes at an early stage when treatment has the best chance of being successful.
“We hope that women invited for the first time will take advantage of their invitation for mammography and for women who have been screened previously, it is important to attend to ensure that there have been no changes over the past three years.
“Women who missed or failed to attend their previous invitation are encouraged to come along for screening this time.
“Due to the backlog created by the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot accept self-referrals from those out with the eligible age group. We encourage anyone with symptoms or changes to their breast to see their GP.”
