Whereas access to regular routine mammogram screening is inadequate within the Province of BC; And whereas an increasing number of women are being diagnosed with more aggressive breast cancer between the ages of thirty to forty; And whereas early detection of breast cancer is paramount to diagnosis and treatment: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM call upon the provincial government to increase the number of mobile mammogram screening units available to rural and remote communities; And be it further resolved that UBCM call upon the provincial government to lower the age of MSP coverage for routine mammogram screening to the age of thirty and modify the program so that participation in the screening program can occur whether or not the person has a primary care provider.
