One of the Breast Check vans is back in northern Manitoba.

Bruce Krentz, Health Promotion Coordinator with the Northern Health Region shares where it currently is and where it’s heading.

“The breast check van is back in Northern Manitoba and moving around a little bit. The mobile clinic is up in Giliam from August 19th to August 21st, in The Pas till the 27th and OCN, they are going to be over there from September 2nd to 5th."

Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in Manitoba women.

Screening mammograms can find breast cancer early, when there may be more treatment options and a better chance of a cure.

Most women age 50 to 74 should have a screening mammogram every 2 years.

The two Breast Check vans in Manitoba were introduced in 2011 and travel to nearly 90 rural and northern communities on a rotating basis.