Breast Cancer Screenings
Schedule your mammogram:
- Use our convenient online scheduler to book an appointment at any UPMC screening facility.
- Call 1-877-851-5577 (TTY: 711) to schedule your breast cancer screening. Health Care Concierges are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Find all participating providers using our provider search tool.
Important notices:
- UPMC Health Plan members with employee-sponsored insurance plans: Getting preventive screenings may help you earn toward your wellness incentive! Check your plan benefits today to check eligibility.
- UPMC for You members may qualify for transportation assistance for preventive screenings. For more details, visit the Medical Assistance Transportation Program website.
- UPMC is offering screening mammography Saturday walk-in clinics. Visit the UPMC Magee website to find a clinic near you. Mammography Walk-in Clinic | UPMC Magee-Womens.
More than 250,000 women in the U.S. will find out they have breast cancer this year. Around 43,000 women will die, but as mentioned, there is an over 90 percent survival rate when detected early.
Many women with breast cancer have no symptoms. Therefore, it’s important to know how your breasts normally look and feel. A breast self-exam can reveal changes. The most common symptom of breast cancer is a new lump or mass in your breast, but other symptoms include:
- A change in the way the breast looks.
- A change in the nipple (turned in or scaly).
- Swelling in the breast.
- Skin irritation and dimpling.
- Fluid that comes out of the nipple.
Yes. Although it mostly occurs in women, men can get it, too.
Options include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or targeted therapy. You and your doctor will decide which treatments are best for you.
UPMC Health Plan recommends that women start screening mammographies at age 40.
The most common screenings are mammograms, clinical breast exams, and breast self-exams.
- A mammogram is an x-ray used to detect and assess changes in the breast.
- In a clinical breast exam, a medical professional uses his or her hands to feel for lumps or other changes in the breast.
- A breast self-exam is when you check your own breasts for lumps or changes in size and shape.
Around 20 minutes.
You can schedule your screening at any of the following places:
- Radiology and imaging center
- Mammography clinic
- Hospital radiology department
- Some doctors’ offices
All preventive screenings cost nothing for UPMC Health Plan and UPMC for You members.