Women should get a clinical breast exam at least every three years, starting in their 20s, and get an annual exam and mammogram starting at age 40. Breast self-exam is an option beginning at age 20. See a doctor about any breast change.
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s C.A.R.E. Network offers free breast cancer screenings to the medically underserved public. Free clinical breast exams are performed by a physician or nurse practitioner for women 18 and older. Screening mammograms will be available for women 40 and older who do not have a doctor and have not had a mammogram in the past 12 months. Insurance will be billed for mammograms. There is no charge for women without insurance.
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