Francine's Friends Mobile Mammography comes to Ivy Tech for free breast screenings

Updated: Monday, 18 Feb 2013, 3:40 PM EST
Published : Monday, 18 Feb 2013, 3:40 PM EST

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast brought Francine's Friends Mobile Mammography bus to campus for free breast screenings Monday.

Francine's Friends provides free mobile mammography screening and follow-up services to women who might otherwise not have access. The mobile service is for women who are 35 years of age or older and have not had a mammogram in the past 12 months. These women can't have any past or current history of breast cancer.

Tanya Young, community outreach director at Ivy Tech, said Ivy Tech students who have never received a mammogram before were able to get one at this event. The public was also welcome and Francine's Friends did allow walk-in appointments.

Young said more than 10 people took advantage of the free breast screenings.

Ground rules for posting comments: No profanity or personal attacks. No racially charged comments. If it's not something you would say to someone's face, it's most likely inappropriate. Please comment on the subject of the story itself. If you do not follow these rules, we will remove your post. Repeat offenders will be banned from making future comments. Keep it civil, folks! WANE is not responsible for the content posted in this comment section.

Francine's Friends Mobile Mammography comes to Ivy Tech for free breast screenings

Site Tools