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BreastScreen Queensland Townsville Service provides quality FREE breast-cancer screening services throughout the Townsville and Mount Isa Health Service Districts, and the Bowen and Collinsville communities of the Mackay Health Service District.
The main facility is based at The Townsville Hospital while a satellite service is located at Kirwan Health Campus. A mobile service visits the following areas on a one or two-yearly basis:
We provide:
| Location | 1st Floor, Medilink Retail Centre, The Townsville Hospital, 100 Angus Smith drive, Douglas QLD 4814. |
| Postal Address | Internal Mail Box 88, PO Box 670, Townsville QLD 4810 |
| Phone | +61 7 4433 3300 or 13 20 50 |
| Facsimile | +61 7 4433 3301 |
Clients are encouraged to self-refer. Referrals may also be via GPs, health care workers and clinics. Women aged 40 and over are eligible. The service primarily targets women aged 50 to 69 years. 'Early detection is your best protection'. Please encourage your partner, family or friends to have a breast screen. Around one in 11 Australia women will develop breast cancer at some stage in their lives. Seventy per cent of breast cancers occur in women over the age of 50.
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