Our Screening Process
Every two (2) years you can participate with the breast screening program. A mammogram on time, can save your life!
Breast screening is a structural program where the female population between the ages of forty-five (45) and seventy-five (75), who of that age group do not have any symptoms, are monitored for breast cancer.
"Early Detection Saves Lives"
Early detection of breast cancer and treatment in early phase is the most important control mechanism for breast cancer death ever invented.
Quote from : surgical oncologist Dr. Blake Cady, MD
1. Schedule Online
Be pro-active and contact us. You can call us at 588-1212 or click on the button below to request your appointment.2. We call you
After receiving your request online we will call you to book the appointment date and time that is convenient to you. We only work with confirmed appointments.3. Be on time
We request you to arrive five (5) minutes before your scheduled appointment. Remember to wear a two (2) piece attire and apply NO cream and/or powder on the breast area prior to your appointment.4. Reception desk
Registration and information update will take place. After completing the required forms, you can proceed to the waiting room.5. Changing room
You will be called to enter the changing room. Here you can remove the upper part of your two (2) piece outfit and the screening technician will receive you on the other side of the changing room6. Taking your X-Ray Photos
You will be guided by our screening technicians in a female friendly and professional environment.7. Result notification
Now your screening process is completed! Within three (3) weeks you will receive your result notification by email or What's App. The result of the screening will also be sent to your family doctor. Depending on the result you might be contacted by your doctor for further examination.The importance of breast screening
Your participation to this screening program is voluntary but nevertheless very important. This screening for breast cancer of the population is necessary if we want to save lives by early detection. Did you know that breast cancer is the number one cancer that is diagnosed among women? According to statistics, Aruba does not differ much from the rest of world.
On our small island, there are annually about eighty (80) to one hundred (100) new breast cancer cases detected. Most of the women affected are between the ages of forty-five (45) and seventy-five (75) and more than fifty percent (50%) are between the age of forty-five (45) and sixty-four (64) years of age. Twenty-seven percent (27%) of all the new breast cancer cases are detected among women between the ages of sixty-five (65) and seventy-five (75). If you fall in one of these age groups make sure you contact Stichting BOB Aruba.
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