Mobile Mammogram in Kikinda: How to Book a Screening
A mobile mammogram unit is in Kikinda from Monday, working every day including weekends from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Find out who qualifies for a free screening and which number to call.
Can women in Kikinda get a free mammogram starting today, without waiting in a hospital line? They can. A mobile mammogram unit was set up on Monday, September 7, 2026, in the Emergency Services parking lot in Kikinda, at 106 Kralja Petra Prvog Street, and it will operate every day, including weekends, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The campaign 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 Kikinda Health Center. It is part of the national early breast cancer detection program, which has been running in Serbia since 2012 and 2013. Before Kikinda, the mobile team worked in Novi Becej in late August, and earlier this year in Topola, Batocina, Veliko Gradiste, Petrovac na Mlavi and Velika Plana.
Who qualifies for a free screening
The screening is not open to everyone without restriction. The conditions are clearly defined:
- women aged 45 to 69 who have not had a mammogram in the past two years
- women over 40 who have a close relative who has had breast cancer
If you do not fall into either group, this particular campaign is not for you right now, but a mammogram remains available through your chosen gynecologist outside the screening program.
How to book an appointment
Appointments are booked by calling 063 424 101, every working day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. You do not have to call yourself if you belong to the target group, since the Kikinda Health Center contacts eligible women directly, based on its records. Still, the safest move is to book your own appointment rather than wait for the phone to ring.
The exam is short and painless. It is meant for women without symptoms or complaints, so it is not a substitute for seeing a doctor if you already have a problem. It is part of routine health monitoring while everything is still fine.
Why it is worth checking
According to data released with the campaign, one in eight women in Serbia will develop breast cancer during her lifetime. When caught early, the disease is curable in a large share of cases. That is why mobile mammogram units keep touring towns and municipalities where women otherwise do not have a machine within easy reach, similar to the free heart attack risk screening we reported on in Beocin.
The date when the mobile mammogram unit will leave Kikinda has not been announced yet. Our advice: if you belong to the target group, book your appointment these days, while the unit is still in town, rather than putting it off for another opportunity.
