Free Mammogram Screenings For Those In Need In Atlantic County

SOMERS POINT, NJ — Anyone who is in need of their yearly mammogram screening can get theirs for free through a partnership between Shore Medical Center and Advanced Shore Imaging Associates and in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The free screenings are from 8 a.m. to noon on Oct. 22 at Advanced Shore Imaging Associates (2605 Shore Rd., Northfield) by appointment.

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 Dr. Vijay Sandilya, Medical Director of Shore Cancer Center. Appointments for both the screening event and clinical breast exam can be scheduled by calling 609-653-3484.

While the event is primarily geared towards women who are uninsured or underinsured, 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 Dr. Alicia Daniels, Director of Radiology for Shore Medical Center and Director of Women’s Imaging for Advanced Shore Imaging.

These free mammography screenings are provided through the NJ Cancer Education and Early Detection program (NJCEED), 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.