Located on the first of the new council building at 2 Warrick Lane, adjacent to the park and above a four-storey underground car park, the new clinic allows for easy access.
Screening for breast cancer saves lives and can be completed within 20-minute appointments enabling early detection of any breast changes.
Breast screening can detect lumps that are too small to see or feel. Modern screening machines can identify cancers as small as a grain of rice.
All radiographers at BreastScreen NSW are female and you don’t need a referral to attend. Simply phone 13 20 50 make an appointment with opening times weekdays from 9am to 4:30pm.
Only 50% of eligible women, aged from 50 to 74, have accessed the free screening across Australia. Screening rates across Blacktown city are more dire with only 41% of eligible women; and even less for women from Hindu 39%, Arabic 36% or Mandarin 28% backgrounds.
Early detection of breast changes through screening technology is life changing and substantially increases the survival rates for people diagnosed with breast cancer.
The original clinic closed when Myer in Westpoint closed in April 2022 and was replaced by mobile vans for screening.
Stephen Bali MP, NSW Member for Blacktown, said: “Despite the presence of screening vans, the screening numbers were falling with cancer rates increasing across Blacktown City.”
“Women expressed their concern in attending a van for screening and asked for a permanent facility. We raised it with BreastScreen NSW and NSW Health Minister Ryan Park and a new permanent facility was established.”
The new modern screening facility has two state-of-the art digital mammograms, which are quicker and deliver improved imaging compared to older machines. Up to 56 tests can be performed daily and with the digital mammogram, the scan only takes 7-8 minutes.
Catherine from Doonside was one of the first to check out the new facility. She said: “It is great to have a terrific facility so close to home where I was able to access screening with professional staff who put your mind at ease.”
