A Mammogram Can Save Your Life
You might also be interested in:
Know Your Heart Health Benefits
What You Need To Know About Generic Drugs
Service Benefit Plan and Medicare Part B, Working Together For You
Early detection is the key. The test is a covered plan benefit.
Make your appointment today.
One in eight women will have breast cancer during their lifetime. Family history of the disease increases your risk. Early detection is the key to protecting yourself against breast cancer.
The American Cancer Society recommends a mammogram yearly for women 40 and older. A mammogram is an X-ray of your breasts that can detect tissue abnormalities long before a self-exam would find them.
Mammograms are covered under your insurance, so as long as you use a Preferred provider for the test, you have no out-of-pocket expenses.
To schedule your appointment:
- Call your primary doctor and ask for a mammogram
- Use your health plan’s participating image center
- Schedule your appointment and keep it
Need more information?
Call the Blue Health Connection Nurse Advice Line at: 1-888-258-3432 or chat online with a nurse.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Protect your health!
Sources for statistics are from the American Cancer Society
and the National Cancer Institute.
Copyright © 2011 McKesson LLC. All Rights Reserved. The BlueCross BlueShield Government-wide Service Benefit Plan contracts with McKesson to provide Blue Health Connection at no additional charge to you. Blue Health Connection is a service mark of the BlueCross and BlueShield Association. The cross and shield symbols are the registered service marks of the BlueCross and BlueShield Association, an Association of Independent BlueCross and BlueShield Plans. FEP5040_1011
Footer Footnote
Footer references
Tags:
Health Conscious, Prevention and Screenings
Page last updated: January 19, 2012