Breastcheck registration urged

National breast screening programme BreastCheck is this week advising all women aged between 50 and 64 in Offaly to make sure their name is on the BreastCheck register.

BreastCheck will be inviting over 5,000 women in that age group for a free mammogram over the coming months in the BreastCheck mobile digital screening unit in the grounds of the health centre on the Arden Road in Tullamore.

Appointments will take just half an hour, while mammograms take just minutes.

All women in the 50-64 age bracket can check if their name is on the BreastCheck register by calling freephone 1800 45 45 55 or going online at www.breastcheck.ie.

Appointment times and dates that don’t suit can be re-arranged by calling 01 8826200.