Mobile Mammogram Unit Arrives in Novi Becej
A mobile mammography unit arrives in Novi Becej on August 31 and will operate through the weekend. Here is who qualifies for a breast screening and how to book an appointment.
When does the mobile mammogram unit reach Novi Becej? As soon as tomorrow, Monday, August 31, 2026, and it will stay longer than usual, since it is also working through the weekend.
The mobile unit will be parked in front of the municipal building, next to the Novi Becej Health Center, at Zarka Zrenjanina Street No. 8. The screening is organized and run by the Institute of Public Health of Serbia “Dr Milan Jovanovic Batut,” with support from the Ministry of Health and the Provincial Secretariat for Health, in cooperation with the Novi Becej Health Center.
Who qualifies for the screening
This is organized breast cancer screening, meaning an exam for women with no complaints or symptoms, not a diagnostic referral from a doctor. The Batut Institute specified who can sign up:
- women aged 45 to 69 who have not had a mammogram in the past two years
- women over 40 with a positive family history, meaning someone in their immediate family has had breast cancer
The Batut Institute said in a statement:
Women aged 45 to 69 who have not had a mammogram in the past two years will be examined.
How to book an appointment
Appointments are booked by phone only, at 060 080 94 01. The line operates on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. While the unit is in Novi Becej, exams themselves are carried out every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., including Saturday and Sunday, which makes things easier for women who cannot get to a doctor during the work week.
Why the screening happens without symptoms
Breast cancer caught at an early stage is curable in a high percentage of cases, and a woman’s quality of life stays intact. That is the point of screening: the exam happens before symptoms appear, not after.
The same mobile unit has already toured Serbia this year. It was in Petrovac na Mlavi, Velika Plana and Beocin in May, in Veliko Gradiste in June, and in Topola and Batocina in July. Novi Becej is the next stop on that route, and the schedule so far has kept a pace of roughly one to two municipalities a month.
A practical tip: book as soon as possible. Appointments are taken in the order calls come in, and the unit stays in one town for a limited number of days before moving on.
