Mobile mammography screenings will be available at the Anderson County Senior Center on Thursday.
The mobile mammography unit is from the University of Tennessee Medical Center. The senior center is at 96 Mariner Point Drive in Clinton, and the screenings will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, February 17.
Appointments are required, and they can be scheduled by calling the UT Breast Health Outreach Program at (865) 839-7416 or by sending an e-mail to Lking@utmck.edu.
Insurance will be filed for each participant, according to information provided by the Senior Center. Women age 40 and older who do not have insurance can call the number listed above to qualify for a free mammogram, a press release said.
The criteria for screening mammogram include:
- Women should be age 40 and older;
- have no current breast health problems (lump, pain, nipple discharge, burning);
- no personal history of breast cancer; and
- at least one year since their last screening mammogram.
“It is recommended to wait four weeks after your last COVID-19 vaccination or booster, due to a possible side effect of the vaccine that can cause swollen lymph nodes, which can result in being recalled for diagnostic testing,” the press release said.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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