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Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among adults in Jordan accounting for 39.4% of all newly diagnosed cancers. Jordan is a lower-middle–income country that lacks national screening program. King Hussein Cancer Foundation/Center (KHCF/KHCC) and Jordan Breast Cancer Program had put significant efforts over past years to increase awareness about breast cancer and improve mammography services. They have introduced two mobile mammography units aiming at reaching women in their local communities, in underserved and underprivileged regions. Aim: Describe the experience of making mammography accessible and free of charge to women in rural and remote areas with limited access to mammography services. Methods: Local health educators were trained to recruit women aged 40 years and above to get free screening mammogram in mobile mammography unit. Data collected from five rural areas in Jordan from 2012 until 2017. Total number is 13570 women. Recall was performed at the fixed mammography unit at ...