BREASTSCREEN NSW revealed last week that its Breast Cancer Doesn’t Wait campaign, first launched in 2023, is back for 2025 in the Far West.
The campaign now includes targeted advertising in areas where fewer women access screening, with new data from the Cancer Institute NSW stating that 3,100 cancer cases would be caught if all women over 40 had a mammogram every two years.
It also targets Indigenous women aged 40-74 years through the Stay Healthy for You and Your Mob initiative.
Far West LHD manager of BreastScreen NSW Deon Adamson said a breast screen every two years is the best way to detect breast cancer early.
“The message is clear – put yourself, and your health first and make breast screening a priority,” he said.
NSW chief cancer officer and chief executive of the Cancer Institute NSW Professor Tracey O’Brien AM said that early detection, enabled through regular screenings, can increase chances of survival by 98 per cent.
“More than 1,000 women are expected to die in NSW this year from breast cancer, and we are determined to support women to detect and treat breast cancer as early as possible,” Ms O’Brien said.
“I know it can be hard for women to set time aside for themselves in their busy schedules, but breast screening needs to be a priority – an appointment only takes 20 minutes every two years and could save your life.”
The BreastScreen clinic is open at the Broken Hill Hospital every quarter, with the next dates from screenings from Monday, April 28 until Friday, May 9.
Women over 40-years-old can attend BreastScreen, and women under this age group are recommend to see a GP if they have symptoms.
To make an appointment call 13 20 50 or book online at www.breastscreen.nsw.gov.au.
