{"id":9204,"date":"2025-10-19T21:45:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T10:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/?p=9204"},"modified":"2025-10-19T21:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T10:45:45","slug":"breast-cancer-awareness-month-screening-overdue-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/breast-cancer-awareness-month-screening-overdue-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent Call to Book Your Free Breast Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

More than fifty per cent of Central Coast women overdue for breast screening<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, eligible women from the Central Coast are being urged to book a free mammogram, with 53 per cent of women in the region overdue for their two-yearly breast cancer screening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For women aged 50-74, a breast screen every two years, through a population-based screening program like BreastScreen NSW, is still the best way to detect breast cancer early \u2013 before it can be seen or felt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meredith Kay, Director of BreastScreen NSW, Northern Sydney Central Coast Screening Assessment Service, said with more than 300 local women expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, women need to put themselves first and book a screening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re aged 50 to 74, make breast screening a priority. It only takes 20 minutes and no doctor\u2019s referral is needed,\u201d Ms Kay said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEarly detection significantly increases a person\u2019s chance of survival and can greatly reduce the need for invasive treatment like a mastectomy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and BreastScreen NSW is encouraging clients, staff and the community to Tell a Friend about the importance of regular screening and how to book an appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A record 36,500 women booked their breast screen in October 2024. This year, the Be A Friend, Tell A Friend promotion will encourage more conversations so more women across NSW book this potentially lifesaving appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Tracey O\u2019Brien AM, NSW Chief Cancer Officer and CEO of the Cancer Institute NSW said as a community we need to take the threat of breast cancer seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe all have a role to play in lessening the impact of breast cancer. Talk to the women in your life and support them to be screened,\u201d Professor O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn one simple moment, our lives could be turned upside down. That\u2019s why I urge all women not to take their health for granted and to make time for the simple screening test that could save your life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women with age and being female the biggest risk factors \u2013 not a family history of breast cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women aged 50 \u2013 74 years are recommended to have a breast screen every two years. BreastScreen NSW recommends Aboriginal women start screening at 40 years. New videos by Aboriginal women which explain why breast screening is important are available on the BreastScreen NSW website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any woman who has noticed a change in their breasts, like a lump, should see their doctor without delay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information and to make an appointment at a local BreastScreen NSW clinic or mobile van, call 13 20 50 or book online at www.breastscreen.nsw.gov.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about the Be A Friend Tell A Friend promotion visit https:\/\/www.breastscreen.nsw.gov.au\/breast-cancer-awareness-month\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than fifty per cent of Central Coast women overdue for breast screening This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, eligible women from the Central Coast are being urged to book a…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-9204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-events"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/high-res-mob-van-pic.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/feed\/podcast\/coffee-with-a-coastie","embedCode":"

Urgent Call to Book Your Free Breast Screen<\/a><\/blockquote>