UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health Finger Lakes Health will be offering “Walk-In Screening Mammograms” in Geneva and Penn Yan in October.
Breast Cancer affects 2.3 million women worldwide. October is designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month to highlight the importance of screening and prevention.
In Geneva, Walk-In Screening Mammograms will be offered on Monday, October 14; 8:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to 4:00pm in Women’s Health Services 200 North Street, Suite 303, located in the Medical Office Building, adjacent to Geneva General Hospital.
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital will be offering Walk-In Screening Mammograms on Wednesday, October 9 in Penn Yan. The screening mammograms will be offered from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm in the Diagnostic Imaging/Radiology Department at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, 418 North Main Street.
3D Mammography is provided at Geneva General Hospital and Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital. Digital breast tomosynthesis (tomo), also known as 3D mammography, is a revolutionary new screening and diagnostic breast-imaging tool to improve the early detection of breast cancer. During the 3D part of the exam, an x-ray arm sweeps over the breast, taking multiple images in seconds.
Patients do not need a referral nor will they incur a copay for a screening mammogram. For more information, please call (315) 787-4400 (Geneva) or (315) 531-2544 (Penn Yan). To view the full schedule of walk in screening mammograms please visit flhealth.org/events.
For uninsured patients, the Cancer Services Program of the Finger Lakes Region
provides free screenings for colorectal, cervical and breast cancers for uninsured men and women. Please call (877) 803-8070 to see if you are eligible for a free screening.
Don’t just add a little extra pink to your wardrobe this month, get your mammogram and encourage others to do the same.