For more information, you can contact the Coordination centre for cancer screenings (Samhæfingarstöð krabbameinsskimana) by telephone on 513-6700 between 8:30 and 12:00 every weekday. It‘s also possible to send an email to krabbameinsskimun@heilsugaeslan.is.
Women across the country, who have received an invitation to be screened and are aged 23 to 64 years, can book an appointment for cervical screening with a phone call to the health care centre that best suits them.
Women who have received an invitation to be screened and live within the capital area can themselves book an appointment on My pages at heilsuvera.is
Further information about cervical screening
Women who have received an invitation to be screened and aged between 40 to 74 years old can book an appointment for breast screening.
Appointments can be booked by calling 513-6700 between the hours of 8:30 and 12:00 all weekdays. Bookings can also be made via email at krabbameinsskimun@heilsugaeslan.is.
We encourage all women who have received an invitation to book an appointment.
Cervical screenings are available at all health care centres in Iceland.
Breast screenings are conducted at Brjóstamiðstöð (Breast centre) at Eiríksgata 5 in Reykjavík and at Akureyri‘s Hospital at Eyrarlandsvegur.
Breast screenings are also offered at certain locations in rural areas in the spring and at different places during the fall.
Screening for breast cancer and cervical cancer is a precautionary measure offered to women who don‘t have symptoms.
Women who do have symptoms are advised to see a doctor.
Twelve women from Icelandic society share their story at the photography exhibition “Is it time for your screening?” and accordingly encourage other women to participate in screening when they receive an invitation.
Women in Iceland are offered breast screenings and cervical screenings in accordance with directions from the Directorate of Health.
Women aged 40 to 69 years old are offered breast screenings every two years, and every three years when they are aged 70 to 74.
Women aged 23 to 29 are offered cervical screenings every three years, and every five years when they are aged 30 to 64.
If you do not wish to receive an invitation to screenings, you need to call the Cancer Screening Coordination Centre (SKS) and ask for an interview with a nurse. You can call on weekdays from 8:30 to 12:00 at 513-6700.
If you are unsure whether to go in for screenings, for example because of previous operations, we advise you to seek medical advice and information from your doctor.
You can also seek advice from a nurse at the Coordination centre for cancer screenings.
Landspítali – The National University Hospital of Iceland has been entrusted with breast screenings in cooperation with Akureyri hospital.
In Reykjavík, screenings for breast cancer are conducted at Brjóstamiðstöð (Breast centre) which is located on the 3rd floor at Eiríksgata 5.
At Akureyri the service is located at Akureyri hospital at Eyrarlandsvegur, entrance C.
Women who have received an invitation to be screened and aged between 40 to 74 years old can book an appointment for breast screening.
Appointments can be booked by calling 513-6700 between the hours of 8:30 and 12:00 all weekdays. Bookings can also be made via email at krabbameinsskimun@heilsugaeslan.is.
Video in Icelandic about breast screening at Eiríksstaðir from Landspítali.
Read more in the new booklet from the Directorate of Health.
In the fall of 2023 screenings will be conducted in these places. Please note that the plan may change:
In the spring of 2023 screenings were conducted in these places: Borgarnes, Blönduós, Húsavík, Hvammstangi, Höfn, Sauðárkrókur, Siglufjörður og Vestmannaeyjar
In the fall of 2022 screenings were conducted in these places: Egilsstaðir, Eskifjörður, Hvolsvöllur, Ísafjörður, Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Selfoss, Vík í Mýrdal, Vopnafjörður og Þórshöfn
In the spring of 2022 screenings were conducted in these places: Blönduós, Húsavík, Sauðárkrókur and Vestmannaeyjar
Cervical screenings are now conducted in all 19 health care centres in the capital area. In rural areas, screenings are conducted at local health care centres in the same way as in previous years.
Midwives and nurses, who have received special training, take a cell sample during the cervical examination.
The Primary Health Care in cooperation with Women's services at Landspítali and Akureyri hospital, will treat and monitor which women need further diagnosis and supervision due to certain cell changes (cytomorphosis) in the cervix.
Cervical screenings are conducted at the health care centres.
Women across the country, who have received an invitation to be screened and are aged 23 to 64 years, can book an appointment for cervical screening with a phone call to the health care centre that best suits them.
Women who have received an invitation to be screened and live within the capital area can themselves book an appointment on My pages at heilsuvera.is
We encourage all women who have received an invitation letter or if more than 3 years have passed from their last screening, to book an appointment.
The general rule is that all women are offered a cervical screening every 3 years when they are between 23 and 29 years old and every 5 years when they are between 30 and 64 years old.
Read more in the new booklet from the Directorate of Health.
Generally each health care centre performs screenings weekly. These days are darkly coloured.
Some health care centres also perform screenings bi-weekly. These days are lightly coloured.
| Health care centre | Tel. no | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thur | Fri | Explanation | |||||
| am | pm | am | pm | am | pm | am | pm | am | pm | |||
| Árbæ | 513-5200 | |||||||||||
| Efra-Breiðholti | 513-5300 | |||||||||||
| Efstaleiti | 513-5350 | |||||||||||
| Fjörður | 513-5400 | |||||||||||
| Garðabæ | 513-5500 | |||||||||||
| Glæsibæ | 513-5700 | |||||||||||
| Grafarvogi | 513-5600 | |||||||||||
| Hamraborg | 513-5800 | |||||||||||
| Hlíðum | 513-5900 | |||||||||||
| Hvammi | 513-5850 | |||||||||||
| Höfða | 591-7000 | |||||||||||
| Kirkjusandi | 595-1300 | |||||||||||
| Miðbæ | 513-5950 | |||||||||||
| Mjódd | 513-6000 | Alternatively | ||||||||||
| Mosfellsumdæmi | 513-6050 | Alternatively | ||||||||||
| Salahverfi | 590-3900 | |||||||||||
| Seltjarnarnesi | 513-6100 | |||||||||||
| Sólvangi | 513-6200 | |||||||||||
| Urðarhvarfi | 510-6550 | Alternatively | ||||||||||
The Co-ordination centre for cancer screenings (Samhæfingarstöð krabbameinsskimana) is located at Miðhraun 4, 210 Garðabær.
Breast screenings in the Greater Reykjavík Area take place in the Breast centre at Eiríksgata 5, 3rd floor. Akureyri Hospital is responsible for breast screenings in North Iceland.
Cervical screenings take place at healthcare centres.
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