Early detection of breast cancer is vital for women. The earlier a lump is detected and treated, the better the odds are for overcoming cancer and living life as a survivor.  Because a woman knows her own body better than  anyone else, a monthly self-exam is one of the most important steps in early detection. Our caring staff members take the time to teach women the proper
technique for breast self-exams.

Digital Mammography
Mammography (low-dose breast X-rays) is the most accurate technique available for the early detection of a variety of breast diseases, especially with the improved diagnostic accuracy of digital mammography. It can detect the presence of cancer in the very early and curable stages, even when a lump is too small to be felt.

Other benefits include:

• Shorter exam time
• Lower radiation dose
• Less repositioning
• Easier image storage
• Better visualization of dense breast tissue

Every woman should have a baseline mammogram by the age of 40 and continue having a mammogram at one- to two-year intervals. Ask your physician about mammography today.

Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
A stereotactic breast biopsy is performed when a mammogram shows a breast abnormality such as:

• A suspicious solid mass
• Microcalcifications, a tiny cluster of small
• calcium deposits
• An area of abnormal tissue change

Stereotactic mammography, a special mammography machine which uses ionizing radiation, pinpoints the exact location of a breast mass by using a computer and X-rays taken from two different angles. Using these computer coordinates, the radiologist inserts a needle through the skin, advances it into the lesion and removes tissue samples.