May 19, 2012

Mammograms, breast ultrasounds and MRI’s: what’s it all mean?

Mammogram

The key to saving lives from breast cancer is early detection.  When women reach the age of 40 (or earlier if at high risk), it is recommended that an annual mammogram test is completed.  Mammograms can’t keep women from getting breast cancer; their primary purpose is to assist in detecting breast cancer sooner than it [More]

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    Breast Cancer Risk and Screening Guidelines

    breast cancer

    October is National Breast Cancer month and while we see many sports organizations and other groups in the area are wearing pink to show their support to help raise awareness, at ACMC we want to start with you! Breast cancer is still the second leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States [More]

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      Reducing Your Exposure to Radiation

      Radiation Safety

      Sixteen slices, sixty-four slices, what does all of that mean and does it increase the amount of radiation I am exposed to during a CT scan?  That’s a question I hear all of the time when it comes to the different types of CT scanners that are available at different medical facilities and what is [More]

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