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 Ferté-Macé district

27th October to 23rd November

(Wednesday 11th November is a public holiday)

• La Ferté-Macé, Lonlay-le-Tesson, Saint Michel-des-Andaines, Saint Maurice-du-Désert
  Tuesday 27th October to Monday 16th November
  (parking : Place Neustadt at La Ferté-Macé).

• Magny-Le-Désert
  Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th November
  (parking : Salle Omnisport at Magny-Le-Désert).

• Couterne, Antoigny, Méhoudin
  Thursday 19th November and Friday 20th November
  (parking : salle communale at Couterne).

• La Sauvagère
  Monday 23rd November
  (parking: Place de la Mairie at La Sauvagère).

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