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BreastScreen
BreastScreen Queensland Townsville Service provides quality, free breast-cancer screening services throughout the Townsville and Mount Isa Health Services, and the Bowen and Collinsville communities of the Mackay Hospital and Health Service.
BreastScreen Queensland recommends that women aged 50 -74 years without signs or symptoms of breast cancer have a breast screen (screening mammogram) every two years. Women in their 40s and those 75 years and over are also eligible to attend for free.
As well as breast cancer screening for eligible women, BreastScreen Queensland Townsville also provides recall and follow-up assessment, referral to specialists, information, support, health education and counselling. The service can also provide a speaker for community groups on breast cancer awareness and breast cancer screening services, as well as manned information displays at community events.
After-hours screening is also available.
Locations
Our service is based in Townsville at Domain Central, Duckworth Street, Garbutt and a mobile service visits the following areas on a one or two-yearly basis:
- Ayr
- Boulia
- Bowen
- Camooweal
- Charters Towers
- Cloncurry
- Collinsville
- Dajarra
- Fairfield Waters
- Greenvale
- Hughenden
- Idalia
- Ingham
- Julia Creek
- Magnetic Island
- Mount Isa
- Northern Beaches
- North Ward
- Palm Island
- Pentland
- Ravenswood
- Richmond
- Rollingstone
- Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Service (TAIHS), Garbutt
- Upper Ross PCYC, Kelso
Eligibility
While the service primarily targets women aged 50 to 74 years, women aged 40 and over are welcome to have a screening.
Referral
No referral is necessary. Clients can self-book their free appointment by phoning 132050 or make a booking on-line via www.breastscreen.qld.gov.au.
GPs, health workers and medical centres may also give clients a recommendation form to attend BreastScreen Queensland.
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Contact us
Location
Domain Central
103-141 Duckworth Street
Garbutt QLD 4814
Postal Address
Internal Mail Box 88, PO Box 670, Townsville QLD 4810
Ph: (07) 4433 3300 or 13 20 50
Fax: +61 7 4433 3301
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We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging; and we value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and knowledge.