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UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute - UAMS MammoVan
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) MammoVan is a three-room, disabled-accessible mobile mammography unit that travels to 26 Arkansas counties. Outfitted with the most advanced digital mammography equipment, it is staffed by a certified mammography technologist and a technical assistant. Patients receive their test results within two weeks and are referred for follow-up to appropriate services if results show a potential abnormality. Results also are sent to each patient’s primary care physician.
What is it?
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) MammoVan is a three-room, disabled-accessible mobile mammography unit that travels to 26 Arkansas counties. Outfitted with the most advanced digital mammography equipment, it is staffed by a certified mammography technologist and a technical assistant. Patients receive their test results within two weeks and are referred for follow-up to appropriate services if results show a potential abnormality. Results also are sent to each patient’s primary care physician.
Who is it for?
Underserved women in Arkansas.
Why do they do it?
Several counties in Arkansas lack FDA-approved certified mammography facilities and many women have to travel long distances to receive a screening mammogram.
Impact
Since it first hit the road in early 2010, the MammoVan has provided more than 7,000 screening mammograms.
Contact: Susan Van Dusen
Communications Manager
Telephone: 501-686-8986
E-mail: susan@uams.edu
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