National Breast Cancer Awareness month offers an opportunity to take steps to detect the disease
By the Ventura County Health Care Agency
VENTURA COUNTY — This October, Ventura County Health Care Agency is proud to participate in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Breast cancer is the second most common kind of cancer in women. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point. The good news is that many women can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early. If you are a woman age 40 to 49, talk with your doctor about when to start getting mammograms and how often to get them. If you are a woman age 50 to 74, be sure to get a mammogram every 2 years. You may also choose to get them more often.
Talk to a doctor today at one of the service locations about your risk for breast cancer, especially if a close family member of yours had breast or ovarian cancer. Your doctor can help you decide when and how often to get mammograms. Low Cost / No Cost Screening is available and we proudly support the Every Woman Counts Program.
More information:
- Click here for California’s Every Woman Counts Program Brochure
- Click here for Protect Yourself from Breast Cancer: Know the Facts
Ambulatory Care Clinics:
- Conejo Valley Family Medical Group (Thousand Oaks) – 10/15 & 10/16, call 805-418-9105
- Fillmore Family Medical Group – 10/28, call 805-524-2000
- Las Islas Family Medical Group (Oxnard) – 10/8-10/10 call 805-240-7000
- Las Posas Family Medical Group (Camarillo) – 10/14, call 805-437-0900
- Magnolia Family Medical Center (Oxnard) – 10/1, 10/2 & 10/5, call 805-981-5151
- Moorpark Family Medical Clinic – 10/12, call 805-523-5400
- Santa Paula Medical Clinic – 10/29, call 805-933-1122
- Sheridan Way Elementary School (Ventura), 10/13, call 805-933-1122
- Sierra Vista Family Medical Clinic (Simi Valley) – 10/19 – 10/23, call 805-582-4050
- West Ventura Medical Clinic – 10/30, call 805-641-5600
Hospital: Ventura County Medical Center/Santa Paula Hospital, call: 805-652-6080.