Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, Number 5, 1 May 1988 — Mammograms for $39 During Month of May [ARTICLE]

Mammograms for $39 During Month of May

The American Cancer Society and several loeal hospitals are sponsoring a one-month only special price of $39 on breast x-rays for women. The x-rays, called mammograms, ean detect cancerous lumps about two years before they ean be felt by a woman, herself. Mammography is not covered by many health insurance plans. The procedure oan cost up to $90, depending on whieh hosDĪfal or x-ray facility a woman uses. women interested in the special $39 price should eall the American Cancer Society mammography hotline, 521-2124 or 531-1662, only during May, 1988. The offer is for women age 35 or over, who have no history of breast problems, who haven't had a mammogram in the past 12 months, and who are not pregnant or nursing.