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FIND the NSW 2000 campaign aims to find the 2000 women in NSW who currently may have breast cancer, but don't know it. Breast cancer claims the lives of more than 900 NSW women each year, yet despite these odds, over 400,000 women haven’t had their recommended screening mammogram in the past two years. It’s an alarming number, considering newly released figures from BreastScreen NSW which show that if each of these women were to have their mammogram, more than 2000 would be found to have breast cancer. BreastScreen NSW is now taking action to find these 2000 women across the state who currently have breast cancer but don’t realise it. Led by comedian and women’s health advocate, Jean Kittson, the ‘FIND the NSW 2000’ campaign is urging women aged 50-74 to book their free mammogram, so that these cancers can be found in their earliest stages, when the chances of successful treatment are highest. Breast screening can find cancers when they are as small as a grain of rice, well before they can be seen or felt. Almost all women who have their breast cancer detected at this early stage will recover. If a screening mammogram picks up a cancer, treatment options are also improved and a woman is much less likely to need a mastectomy. BreastScreen NSW believes in empowering women with the facts, motivating them to prioritise their own health and make biennial screening part of their ongoing healthcare routine. In NSW there are over 200 screening locations and all radiographers are female. You don’t need a referral from your doctor, just call BreastScreen NSW on 13 20 50 to book a free screening mammogram.