Breast Cancer
Protect your breast health.
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in women. In Delaware and the U.S., it is the second-leading cause of death in women. Annual breast cancer screenings can help you identify changes in the breast early, when cancer is most treatable.
Screening & Prevention
Who should be screened:
Women 40 and older should have a mammogram every year, following breast cancer recommended screening guidelines. Women at a higher risk should discuss beginning mammograms at a younger age with their health care provider.
Women 25 to 40
Screening
Physical examination of breasts by a health care provider
How Often
Every 1 to 3 years
Other Action
Breast self-awareness
How Often
Regularly
Other Action
Risk assessment
How Often
Regularly
Women 40 and Older
Screening
Mammogram
How Often
Annually
Other Action
Breast self-awareness
How Often
Regularly
Other Action
Risk assessment
How Often
Regularly
Per Screening for Life guidelines dated July 2021.
Can you be at risk for breast cancer at a younger age?
Find cancer prevention resources.
Get screening support.
Need Help Paying for Screenings?
Screening for Life can help pay for a screening if you can’t.
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Need Help Scheduling a Screening?
Nurse Navigators can schedule your cancer screenings for you.
Learn MoreWhat to Expect
Your first mammogram.
Get all the details on how a mammogram is performed and important information about what not to do — such as wear deodorant to your mammogram — so that your mammogram goes smoothly.
Delaware’s free mammogram program provides screenings at no cost to qualifying individuals.
Learn MoreWhat causes breast cancer?
Certain factors lead to a higher risk for breast cancer:
Regularly use alcohol or smoke
Are obese or overweight
Have never had children
Started menstruating early or experiencing menopause late
Have a family history of breast cancer
Have a genetic mutation (e.g., BRCA1/BRCA2)
Have taken hormone replacement therapy
Have dense breast tissue
Treatment & Support
Treatment looks different for everyone.
Find personalized support, understand your options, and connect with care teams.
Cancer Care Coordinators can help coordinate appointments, explain services, and connect you with Delaware cancer programs.
Learn MoreThe Delaware Cancer Treatment Program may provide up to two years of free cancer treatment if you are eligible.
Learn MoreLearn how cancer stages are determined and what staging can tell you about treatment options.
Learn MoreExplore clinical trial options that may offer access to cutting-edge therapies and treatments.
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Nurse Navigators
Delaware nurse navigators can help you get screened for cancer.
Whether you have insurance or not, Delaware nurse navigators can help you get screened for cancer and provide follow-up help when you get your results. Choose from the list below to call a nurse navigator directly between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., or request a callback online.
or call directly between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Surviving Cancer
Tips for life after diagnosis.
We offer a variety of tools, programs, and resources to support healthy living after diagnosis.
Eating Well
Find nutrition guidance on the road to recovery.
Learn MoreExercising
Discover how an active routine can give you the best chance of recovery.
Learn MoreSelf-Management Program
Build skills to manage your health day to day.
Learn MoreDelaware Breast Cancer Coalition
Access free support, education, and services for breast cancer survivors.
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