Orne Council - Alain Lambert’s Blog

The ‘Mammobile 61′ is a mobile Brest Screening Unit.

On its 8th tour of the district, it offers all women between the ages of 40 and 74 the chance of a free mammography (a low-dose x-ray examination which is a quick, complication-free method of detecting cancer).

Thanks to its early-stage diagnosis, breast screening considerably increase your chances of surviving breast cancer. But this method of surveillance is only successful if it is repeated regularly, so make sure you keep up with your tests.

The screening service is organised by Orne Council in partnership with the French Health Services (CPAM and MSA) and in collaboration with a committee of 6 radiologists and Committee 61, a group of 200 volunteers working to raise public awareness.

“Mammobile 61″ in the Carrouges district

Wednesday 14th October to Monday 26th October 2009

• Carrouges, Saint Didier-sous-Ecouves, Fontenai-Les-Louvets, Livaie, Longuenoë, Chahains, Rouperroux, Saint Martin-des-Landes, Le Cercueil, Sainte Marguerite-de-Carrouges, Ciral, Saint Martin-L’Aiguillon, Le Mesnil-Scelleur, Sainte Marie-La-Robert, Saint Sauveur-de-Carrouges, La Lande-de-Goult, Saint Ellier-Les-Bois
  Thursday 15th October and Friday 16th October 2009 and Wednesday 21st October to Friday 23rd October
  (parking: Place de la Mairie at Carrouges).
• Joué-du-Bois, Beauvain, La Chaux, La Motte-Fouquet, Le Champ-de-la-Pierre, Saint Ouen-Le-Brisoult, Saint Patrice-du-Désert
  Wednesday 14th October and Monday 26th October
  (parking: Place de l’Eglise at Joué-du-Bois).

Information service:
08 00 21 51 17
(’numéro vert’ - freephone)

For more information in English, go to the UK’s NHS Breast-screening page or the wikipedia page about mammography