PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center will host a free breast health clinic for up to 20 women Saturday, June 18.
The clinic is available for woman 40 and older who have not had a mammogram in the past year and who are uninsured, inadequately insured or unable to pay for a clinical breast screening or mammogram.
The clinic will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
To register, phone 888-362-6260 and ask about the free breast health clinic.
“Early diagnosis is important when it comes to any type of cancer, which is why we recommend women 40 and up to obtain an annual mammogram,” said Kacey Eichacker, supervisor of women’s imaging at OMC, in a statement.
Early detection
“When caught in the earlier stages, the five-year rate of survival is significantly favorable at nearly 94 percent.
“Through the free breast health clinic, we can offer this important screening to women who may not otherwise obtain it.”
Women younger than 40 are eligible if there is a family history of breast cancer.
OMC is hosting its second free breast screening clinic in partnership with First Federal, Operation Uplift and Pink Up Port Angeles.
First Federal made a $375,000 donation toward digital mammography in 2009.
OMC, which installed digital mammography equipment in late 2009, caught 40 new breast cancers in 2010.
Of those, 85 percent were classified as early stage.
For more information on digital mammography at OMC, visit www.olympicmedical.org.