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We use a special machine to look for very small cancers in your breasts. A breast screen is also called a mammogram.
Breast screening saves lives by finding breast cancers early when they’re more easily treated.
If you've seen or felt any changes to your breasts, you should talk to your doctor before you book an appointment. There may be other tests that are more appropriate for you.
How a breast screen works
A machine will take at least 2 x-rays of each breast – one from the top and one from the side. Then, 2 or more doctors will check your x-rays for any problems. These doctors are specially trained to look for breast cancers on x-ray pictures.
Read more about breast screening on the BreastScreen Queensland website.
Find a BreastScreen Queensland location
There are BreastScreen Queensland screening services at Rockhampton Hospital and Gladstone Hospital in Central Queensland. If you're called back for further tests you'll need to come to Rockhampton.
There are also mobile breast screening vans that travel across the Central Queensland and Central West Hospital and Health Service region.
To make an appointment or for screening information call 13 20 50.
How to access this service
We offer breast screening to women aged 40 and over who haven't noticed any changes in their breasts.
If you're aged between 50 and 74, we will invite you to come for a screen. If you are pregnant or breast feeding, please contact us on 13 20 50 before you make your booking. Learn more about who can have a breast screen on the BreastScreen Queensland website.
To look at our locations, watch these videos on having a breast screen at Rockhampton and having a breast screen at Gladstone.
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