{"id":906955,"date":"2026-09-23T19:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T19:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/906955\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T19:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T19:42:14","slug":"mobile-mammography-service-coming-to-strathmore-strathmore-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/906955\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile mammography service coming to Strathmore \u2013 Strathmore Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Mario Prusina Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/strathmoretimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mammogram.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mammogram-800x445.jpg\" class=\"attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A mobile mammography service will be in Strathmore later this month and into October, providing breast cancer screening for eligible individuals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Screen Test mobile mammography trailer will be at the Strathmore Stampede Grounds on the east side of the Remuda Building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service will be available Sept. 25-26, Oct. 1-3 and Oct. 5-6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Screening is available at no cost for eligible individuals between the ages of 45 and 74 and appointments are required.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast and is used to help detect breast cancer at an early stage, when treatment may be more effective.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Screen Test operates mobile mammography clinics throughout Alberta to improve access to breast cancer screening in communities where mammography services may not be readily available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Individuals between 45 and 74 can discuss their breast cancer risk with a healthcare provider to determine whether screening is appropriate. Screening is also available through participating radiology clinics and some hospitals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To book an appointment or learn more about the program, call 1-800-667-0604.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Mario Prusina Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A mobile mammography service will be in Strathmore later this month&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":906956,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[49,48,84],"class_list":["post-906955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=906955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/906956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=906955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=906955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=906955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}