Mammography
A mammogram,
an X-ray of the breast, is the best tool for identifying
breast cancer in its earliest stages.
If you are a woman over the age of 40, the American
Cancer Society recommends that you have an annual mammogram.
We
offer on-site mammography services at Ephraim McDowell
Regional Medical Center and at Ephraim McDowell
Diagnostic Center (located at 101 Daniel Drive in
Danville).
We also have a mobile
mammography unit that travels to corporate and
community sites in Boyle and surrounding counties.
All
mammograms performed at Ephraim McDowell Regional
Medical Center, Ephraim McDowell Diagnostic Center
and on the mobile mammography unit are read with the
aid of the R2 Image Checker, a computer-aided detection
system that can detect suspicious lesions that may
not be seen with a typical mammogram screening. The
R2 system is expected to increase the number of breast
cancers detected early, possibly by as much as 20 percent.
This system is also expected to detect up to 70 percent
of cancers that would not be found without the system.
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