St. Vincent Cancer Care’s Mobile Mammography Program
Screening Guidelines
~1. You must be 40 years of age or older
~OR~
~If you are between the ages of 30-39, and have a history of breast cancer in your immediate family, then you are eligible for a screening mammogram.
A doctor’s referral is required at the time of your screening.
~2. You must have a current primary care physician to whom the results of your screening mammogram can be sent. Your physician’s information is mandatory at the time of your registration.
Please call the St. Vincent CARE Line at (317)338-2273 for help in obtaining a local physician.
~If you are a woman with fibrocystic breasts, you are eligible for a screening mammogram
If you have breast implants, please indicate this on your registration form under the surgical history section.
~If you are a previous Breast Cancer Patient, who has had a Mastectomy or Lumpectomy, you must be five or more years-out from your diagnosis in order to be screened on the mobile unit. A doctor’s order is required at the time of your screening. Please list the year of your diagnosis under the ‘surgeries section’ on your registration/history form.
Additional information
Screening Mammograms are intended for women without symptoms of breast disease. If you have any of the following symptoms, you are not eligible for a screening mammogram and should follow-up with your primary care physician immediately:
Symptoms of Breast Disease*
v Lump (or thickening) in a breast (with or without implants) or in an underarm area
v Dimpling or puckering of the skin anywhere on the breast
v Change in color (redness) or texture of the skin on the breast
v Retraction (sinking in) of the nipple
v Discharge or bleeding from the nipple
v Increase in size of one breast; change in shape or contour of the breast
v Changes in or around the nipple (i.e., dry, itchy or flaky skin; sores on the breast)
v Swelling in the breast or upper arm area
Women who ARE NOT eligible for screening mammograms include:
Ø Women who have had a Mastectomy or Lumpectomy for breast cancer and are less than 5 years from the original diagnosis.
Ø Pregnant women
Ø Nursing Mothers (Breastfeeding must have stopped completely at least 3 months prior.)
Ø Women who have had follow-up views recommended by a radiologist after a previous mammogram, but never obtained follow-up views
Ø Women who had their last screening mammogram less than 11 months ago
Ø Women between the ages of 30-39 with no history of breast cancer in their immediate family.
Ø Women under the age of 30