BreastScreen Queensland provides free, high quality breast cancer screening services for all women over 40 years of age through a statewide network of static, mobile and relocatable services. The Program provides a complete screening and assessment service free of charge. BreastScreen Queensland is a statewide program provided by Queensland Health and jointly funded by the State and Commonwealth Government as part of BreastScreen Australia.
Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in Australian women.
About 1,400 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in Queensland each year. Approximately 430 Queensland women die from breast cancer each year. Age is the biggest risk factor. One in 14 Queensland women will develop breast cancer at some stage in their life and the risk increases with age. If your mother or sister had breast cancer before menopause your risk of breast cancer may be higher than other women.