Mammogram screenings are being offered


July 17, 2009 at 6:10a.m.

Mammogram screenings are being offered

YOUNGSTOWN — The MammoVan, a mobile mammography unit, will offer breast cancer screenings from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at Oakhill Renaissance Center, 345 Oak Hill Ave., and Tuesday at the ACOP Center, 2051 Niles Road, Warren. Walk-ins welcome.

Financial assistance for the screenings may be available for eligible women. Free transportation to appointments for mammograms is available for a limited time by appointment only.

The service is sponsored by the YWCA’s breast cancer awareness program and is supported by a grant from Northeast Ohio Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. For eligibility requirements, appointments and other information call Patricia Phillips at the YWCA, (330) 746-6361.