Breast Cancer Detection Center of Alaska

The Breast Cancer Detection Center of Alaska (BCDC) was founded in Fairbanks in 1976. It was located, in our humble beginnings, at 1001 Noble Street in a basement space donated by the Alaska National Bank of the North. BCDC is a 501c3 non-profit organization with an eleven member governing board and a ten person staff who are guided by the mission to increase awareness of the survivability of breast cancer and the benefits of early detection by delivering breast cancer screening services and educational programs throughout the state of Alaska. Today BCDC operates with a budget of $1.69 million that is funded primarily by philanthropy and payment for services. BCDC accepts insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, self-pay, and provides services regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. Since 1996 BCDC has been located at 1905 Cowles Street, a facility which BCDC has owned since 2006.

Services provided: BCDC provides screening mammograms while overcoming geographical and financial barriers by delivering screening mammograms throughout the state of Alaska regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.

History of Accomplishments:

1976 – BCDC was founded in Fairbanks
1995 – BCDC Mobile Mammography program began delivering services across Alaska
2011 – BCDC acquired a thirty-four-foot freightliner Mobile Mammography Truck
2015 – Digital Breast Tomosynthesis technology was installed at center in Fairbanks
2016 – Digital Breast Tomosynthesis technology was installed on Mobile Mammography Truck
2018 – BCDC Fairbanks Clinic was renovated to better serve the Fairbanks community
2021 – Start of BCDC capital campaign to acquire a new thirty-four-foot freightliner Mobile Mammography Truck to ensure longevity of Mobile Mammography Program
2023 – BCDC acquired the mobile truck