Mammogram imaging will be read by Dr. Alicia Daniels, Director of Radiology for Shore Medical Center and Director of Women’s Imaging for Advanced Shore Imaging Associates.
SOMERS POINT – Women who are in need of their yearly screening mammogram can get one for free by appointment 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 22 at Advanced Shore Imaging Associates, 2605 Shore Road.
The free screenings are in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and thanks to a partnership between the imaging center and Shore Medical Center, a member of the Penn Medicine Cancer Network.
A script or imaging order from a physician is necessary for the screening. Women who are unable to get a script can schedule a free clinical breast exam the week before the screening with Shore Cancer Center Medical Director Dr. Vijay Sandilya. Appointments for both the screening event and clinical breast exam can be scheduled by calling 609-653-3484.
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Dr. Vijay Sandilya, Medical Director of Shore Cancer Center, will provide free clinical breast exams in advance of the screening mammogram event Oct. 22 for women who need a mammogram prescription.
men who are uninsured or underinsured, but any woman who is eligible for a screening mammogram (40 or older, or younger with a family history of breast cancer and due for their mammogram) can participate. All imaging results will be read by Director of Radiology Dr. Alicia Daniels.
These free mammography screenings are provided through the NJ Cancer Education and Early Detection program, for which Shore Medical Center is the lead agency in Atlantic County. Through this program, Shore Medical Center is able to provide free cancer screenings to people who live in Atlantic County and are uninsured or underinsured with a limited income. The cancers included in this program are breast, cervical, colorectal and prostate. This includes cancer screenings such as mammograms, annual exams, pap tests, colonoscopies, PSAs and more.
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- Vijay Sandilya, Medical Director of Shore Cancer Center, will provide free clinical breast exams in advance of the screening mammogram event Oct. 22 for women who need a mammogram prescription. Those who need to schedule a clinical breast exam should call 609-653-3484.
Mammogram imaging will be read by Dr. Alicia Daniels, Director of Radiology for Shore Medical Center and Director of Women’s Imaging for Advanced Shore Imaging Associates.
