New mobile units to drive early breast cancer detection in Alberta

New mobile units to drive early breast cancer detection in Alberta

EDMONTON, Alberta, Sept. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Breast cancer screening is now being performed in two brand-new mobile units for women in rural and Indigenous communities across Alberta.

Mobile units for cancer detection in rural Alberta

EDMONTON – Breast cancer screening is now being performed in two brand-new mobile units for women in rural and Indigenous communities across Alberta. These units replace aging trailers that had served the province for more than a decade. The new units, which are equipped with state-of-the-art mammography technology, offer greater comfort, accessibility and space, helping to ensure more Albertans can undergo breast cancer screening in their own c…

Updated screening units roll into Fort McMurray to fight breast cancer

New mobile breast cancer screening units roll into Fort McMurray FORT McMURRAY, AB. — Women in Fort McMurray and across northern Alberta will now have access to state-of-the-art mobile breast cancer screening thanks to two new units unveiled this week. The trailers, which replace older models that had been in service for more than a decade, will be used by Screen Test, a provincial program managed by Primary Care Alberta. They will make regular …