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Women Like Us THE IMPORTANCE OF Breast Health

Women Like Us comedians Mandy Nolan and Ellen Getting a call back for a specialist have been, and was so happy when I got the screens through BreastScreen Queensland.”
Briggs are different from other comedians, they’re appointment wasn’t something that all clear.” Queensland Brisbane BreastScreen Queensland Brisbane
Northside Service offers a free, comfortable
BreastScreen
women, they’re mothers, they’re middle aged and North Brisbane resident Terece Edgar Northside Service Director Dr Jane Brazier screening service which takes as little as 30
was expecting following her regular
they’re country girls. breast screen. congratulated Terece and the 43,000 local minutes, and is one-on-one with a highly
women in North Brisbane for making the
experienced female health professional.
With more than 70 sold-out shows and packed houses at “I was absolutely terrified when I was told time to look after their breast health by
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy that I had to get an extra mammogram after ensuring that they had regular breast
Festival’s Enmore Theatre, Adelaide Fringe and Perth Festival, they had found a density in my breast,” Mrs screens every two years.
“Finding time to look after your own health
Edgar said.
their candid and unique shows get the crowd crying with Terece, who recently went for her regular can sometimes be difficult, especially
laughter. two year check up at the BreastScreen with busy careers, family lives and hectic
Touring constantly around the Australia, the girls are coming Queensland Clinic at David Jones in the city, schedules,” Dr Brazier said.
“It is so important that every woman aged
to your town soon! needed to attend a second appointment to between 50 and 74 sets aside a small
see the specialist team at Chermside.
Described as a ‘two Tena pad show’, their stories are untold, “Everyone at the Chermside Breastscreen amount of time to schedule and attend a
laugh out loud, women’s stories. Clinic made me feel reassured and safe,” Mrs breast screen every two years – it’s very easy
Few sacred cows remain unmilked by these two experienced Edgar said. and accessible.
“For women aged 50 to 74 a regular breast
comics, seven children, four husbands and thirty five years of screen is the best way to detect breast cancer
stage time between them, their material is a hilarious first- “ It is so important that every early and enhancing the effectiveness of Women who access the free service do not
hand account of parenting, the beauty industry, getting older, woman aged between 50 and treatment. require a referral from a GP. They can visit
getting fatter, strange surgeries, weird TV shows, obsessions, 74 sets aside a small amount of “Early detection of breast cancer through a one of six centres across North Brisbane
regular breast screen has meant that survival
including Chermside and satellite screening
and most importantly, who unpacks the dishwasher. time to schedule and attend a rates had increased significantly in recent clinics at Keperra, Kippa-Ring, Indooroopilly,
breast screen every two years ” years with nine out of 10 women surviving North Lakes and in Brisbane City at the David
Mandy Nolan, a columnist for the Byron Shire Echo, writer breast cancer. Jone’s Rose Clinic.
for Mamamia, with appearances on ABC’s Q&A, SBS’s Mums “The national BreastScreen Australia program Women in their forties and over 75 years
The Word & About Women also a corporate / club comedy “It is clearly being delivered by people aims to screen 70 per cent of women aged 50 are also eligible to have a free breast screen
performer nationwide. who know what they are doing and who to 74 years every two years. It is concerning through this service. Phone 13 20 50 for your
that only 53 per cent of women in this age
free breast screen today or book online at
care about what they do. I felt absolutely
Ellen Briggs, - national Finalist - RAW comedy & winner of reassured there was no better place I could group are currently receiving regular breast www.breastscreen.qld.gov.au
Foxtel Comedy Channel’s Be A Comedian.”

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