Breast intentions for boob bus
WHEN Millie the mobile mammogram screening truck first started visiting remote Territory communities, health workers say the breast bus was often mistaken for a big, pink ice cream truck. It will be travelling across the NT this year, aiming to test 100 women a week over the next five months.
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WHEN Millie the mobile mammogram screening truck first started visiting remote NT communities, health workers say it was often mistaken for a big, pink ice cream truck.
Since the program first started in 2014, the bus has screened more than 5700 Territory women, many of whom live in isolated communities and would otherwise not be able to have been checked.
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BreastScreenNT radiographer Megan Harvey will be part of the team travelling across the NT this year, aiming to test 100 women a week over the next five months.
Millie and the team will be barged out to northeast Arnhem Land and other Top End communities as part of her yearly schedule offering services to remote Territorians.
BreastScreenNT health promotion officer Debbie Jagoe said the team was slowly building relationships with the ladies in the communities.
“At first they thought we were an ice cream truck, now they know we are here for the women’s check,” she said.
“The big, pink truck being in the communities stimulates other health talks.”
This week, it will be at Parliament House today and remain there until Friday, offering free 20-minute appointments to women aged 50-74.
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Health Minister Natasha Fyles said the bus visited more than 20 remote communities over two years.
“Millie will venture across the Top End by road and by barge, and I encourage as many eligible women as possible to use her services,” she said.
“Regular mammograms can detect lumps too small to feel and the early detection of breast cancer can save lives.”
To book an appointment call 13 20 50 or visit www.nt.gov.au to find out more.
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