The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation — BC/Yukon Region is pleased to be partnering with the Screening Mammography Program of BC and has launched a multi-media campaign called Take Care of the Girls in order to encourage more women to have a mammogram.
Check out the campaign’s website at takecareofthegirls.screeningbc.ca.
While the campaign is targeted at women age 50-74, since they have the greatest risk for developing the disease, don’t forget women age 40+ can have a free mammogram every two years.
More details about booking your mammogram can be found here.
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