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WVU Offers Discount Mammogram Clinics in May

The West Virginia University Cancer Institute is offering discount mammogram clinics next month.

The mammography screening clinics will be held each Saturday in May at the Women’s Imaging Center in Martinsburg. The screenings will be held each Saturday except May 26 at the Women’s Imaging Center in Ranson.

The discount program is open to anyone age 35 and older. The fee is $60, including the test and interpretation by a radiologist. Limited funds are available for individuals who can’t afford the fee.

To schedule a mammogram, call (844) 802-2734, and select option 2.
 

Mobile Mammograms Offered in New West Virginia Bus

A new mobile mammography vehicle will be offering screenings in West Virginia later this week.

The 45-foot vehicle called Bonnie’s Bus will visit Ritchie County on Friday, a service of West Virginia University Medicine and the WVU Cancer Institute. The bus will be at the Ritchie Regional Health Center in Harrisville from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call (304) 699-0947 for an appointment.

Mammograms will be billed to private insurance, Medicare or Medicaid if available. Mammograms for women without insurance will be covered by the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program or through special grant funds from the West Virginia affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Bonnie’s Bus is provided through a gift from Jo and Ben Statler and is named after Jo Statler’s late mother, Bonnie Wells Wilson.

Mammography Bus Making Stops in Berkeley, Morgan Counties

West Virginia University says a mobile mammography center will visit Berkeley and Morgan counties this month.

The vehicle, known as Bonnie’s Bus, offers digital mammograms and breast care education for women. It’s provided by WVU Medicine and the WVU Cancer Institute.

The bus will be at Berkeley Senior Services in Martinsburg from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 12. Call (304) 263-8873 for an appointment.

The bus will be at CNB Bank in Berkeley Springs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 13. Call (304) 596-5114 for an appointment.

A physician’s order is needed for a mammogram.

No woman over 40 will be turned away because of lack of funding. Women without insurance are covered by the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program or the West Virginia affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Discount Mammogram Clinics Being Offered in West Virginia

Discount mammogram clinics will be offered next month by the WVU Cancer Institute and the University Healthcare Regional Cancer Center.

The clinics will be available at Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg and Jefferson Medical Center in Ranson.

Officials say screening mammograms will be offered at a discounted community service fee of $60, which includes the test and the interpretation by a radiologist. WVU Medicine University Healthcare’s discount mammogram program is open to anyone age 35 and older.

Berkeley Medical Center will offer the clinics at the Women’s Imaging Center in the Tennessee Avenue Medical Office Building on April 29 and May 6, 13 and 20.

Jefferson Medical Center will offer clinics at the Women’s Imaging Center across the street from the hospital’s main entrance on May 20 and 27.

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