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Digital Mammography
Mammography is an X-ray test of the breasts used to screen for breast problems, such as a lump, and whether a lump is fluid-filled (a cyst) or a solid mass. The resulting X-ray picture is called a mammogram.
Mammograms help screen for or diagnose breast cancer. Many small tumors can be seen on a mammogram before they can be felt by a woman or her health professional. Cancer is most easily treated and cured when it is discovered in an early stage. Mammograms do not prevent breast cancer or reduce a woman’s risk of developing cancer. However, regular mammograms can reduce a woman’s risk of dying from breast cancer by detecting a tumor when it is more easily treated.
Regular mammograms, every one to two years, are recommended for women over the age of 50. Women with a high risk of breast cancer and/or family history of breast cancer should consider starting annual mammograms at an earlier age. Talk to your doctor when deciding how often to have a mammogram.
The latest technology is at Central Florida Health Alliance–Digital Mammography
Available at Leesburg Regional Medical Center, digital mammography produces a three-dimensional computer image and is proven to have more accurate screenings. Digital mammography is proven to be more accurate for women in the following three categories:
- Women with dense breast tissue
- Women who are pre- or peri-menopausal
- Women under the age of 50
Leesburg Regional Medical Center was recently awarded a three-year term of accreditation in Digital Mammography as a result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology.
To schedule a mammogram, please call (352) 751-8888.
