The Washington Korean Community Service Center (Jinah Kim) and the Inova Foundation are hosting a free ‘Mobile Breast Cancer & Cervical Cancer Screening’ event.
The screening event will be held on Saturday, the 7th of next month from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Community Service Center’s Annandale office building. The screening will be conducted in the ‘Inova Mobile Screening’ large limousine bus, a mobile health vehicle.
The target is women residing in Virginia, and the low-income group without insurance is free of charge, and those with insurance can apply their insurance (Kaiser and some insurances are excluded).The qualifications for the mammogram test to detect breast cancer are women who are 40 years of age or older, who have not had a mammogram in the past year, and who have no breast symptoms.
The Pap smear test is for women who are 21 years of age or older and have not had a Pap smear test in the past 3 years.
In addition, a fecal immunochemical test kit for colon cancer screening is also provided for women who are 45 years of age or older.
Misuk Hair Coordinator (in charge of health and wellness programs) of the welfare center said, “If you need additional detailed examinations or tissue examinations after the test, the Innova Charity Fund will cover it if your income is low. If you have insurance, you can take both tests at the event without a referral by bringing your insurance card and ID.”
Advance reservation is required to receive the test.
For inquiries,
call (703) 354-6345 ext. 127