Women who are in need of their yearly screening mammogram can get one for free at Advanced Shore Imaging Associates on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022 from 8 am to noon by appointment.
The free screenings are in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and thanks to a partnership between the imaging center and Shore Medical Center, a member of the Penn Medicine Cancer Network. Advanced Shore Imaging Associates is located at 2605 Shore Road in Northfield.
Appointments for both the screening event and clinical breast exam can be scheduled by calling 609-653-3484.
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.
This free screening event is primarily geared toward women who are uninsured or underinsured, but 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, and PSAs.
About Shore Medical Center
At Shore Medical Center, located in Somers Point, kindness complements an extraordinary level of clinical sophistication.
People are the foundation of this modern medical center where advanced technology harmonizes with compassionate, patient-centered care.
Shore Medical Center attracts the area’s best physicians, nurses, and clinicians, and is home to six Centers of Excellence for Cancer, Cardiovascular, Neurosciences, Spine and Orthopedic, Emergency and Maternity, and Pediatric care.
Shore is a member of the Penn Cancer Network and has affiliations with Penn Medicine in cardiology, maternal-fetal medicine, and pulmonology. Shore also has partnerships with Onsite Neonatal Partners, Mayo Medical Laboratories, and Advanced Radiology Solutions.
For more information about Shore Medical Center, visit www.ShoreMedicalCenter.org.
1) Dr. Vijay Sandilya, Medical Director of Shore Cancer Center, will provide free clinical breast exams in advance of the screening mammogram event Oct. 22 for women who need a mammogram prescription. Those who need to schedule a clinical breast exam should call 609-653-3484.
2) Mammogram imaging will be read by Dr. Alicia Daniels, Director of Radiology for Shore Medical Center and Director of Women’s Imaging for Advanced Shore Imaging Associates.