Breast cancer is the most
common cancer among
women, other than skin
cancer, and it is the second
leading cause of cancer death
in women, after lung cancer.
Fortunately, according to the
American Cancer Society,
breast cancer rates are going
down—a decline that’s probably
the result of detecting
breast cancer earlier and
improved treatment.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
of Florida and our HMO
subsidiary, Health Options,
know how important early
detection can be. So does
Medicare. That’s why we cover
a screening mammogram for
all female Medicare beneficiaries
ages 40 and older once
every 12 months. We also pay
for a baseline mammogram
for women between the ages
35 and 39.
Call your doctor.
Schedule a mammogram today
if it’s been more than a year
since your last screening.
