February 17th, 2025BreastScreen’s mobile health clinic visiting Daylesford

A Mobile Women’s Health Clinic is being held in Daylesford from today, February 17 through to February 28.

Operated by BreastScreen Victoria, the visiting van will deliver a variety of women’s health services, including sexual and reproductive health advice, clinical services and referrals for medical abortion (MTOP), contraception, and referrals to other necessary specialists.

All services are delivered by an experienced nurse or nurse practitioner with Daylesford’s Victoria Park on the Daylesford-Ballan Road the location for the visiting clinic.

BreastScreen Victoria is a population screening program, with breast screening known to be most effective in reducing breast cancer deaths and the impact of treatment among women in the 50-74 age group.

BreastScreen Victoria (BSV) is a free service for women with no breast symptoms. We invite women aged 50 to 74 years old to have a breast screen regularly, usually every two years.

If you have a breast symptom or changes in the look and feel of your breast, you should see your doctor as soon as possible. Your doctor may then request a diagnostic mammogram for you, which looks at your specific problem.

A breast screening mammogram (or breast screen) checks for breast cancer. At your screening appointment, the radiographer will take two images of each breast, which are later examined by two or more radiologists.

In a small number of women, the screening mammogram will show possible signs of breast cancer. If this happens after your breast screen, you will be contacted to attend a second appointment which is called an assessment.

An assessment appointment involves further testing such as x-rays, ultrasound, biopsies and clinical examination in order to reach a diagnosis.