Digital Mammography

Early detection can save lives! Visit MidCoast Health System for your annual mammogram. Early detection of small breast cancers by screening mammography greatly improves a woman’s chances for successful treatment. If breast cancer is caught and treated while it is still confined to the breast ducts (DCIS: ductal carcinoma in situ), the cure rate is 93 percent to 98 percent. The FDA reports that mammography can find 85 to 90 percent of breast cancers in women over 50 and can discover a lump up to two years before it can be felt.

A mammogram is an x-ray of the breast; the method of finding breast cancer that can’t be felt. A mammogram can show a developing breast tumor before it is large enough to be felt by a woman or even by a highly skilled health care professional. Screening mammography is used to help find breast cancer early in women without any symptoms.

When to have a digital mammogram?

The American Cancer Society recommends all women age 40 years and over should have annual mammography to screen for early breast cancer.

What To Expect On Your First Digital Mammogram

Getting a mammogram can be conveniently done at MidCoast Health System. Here’s what to expect:

  • Compression is applied by a paddle like device.
  • Usually 2 views are taken of each breast.
  • Mammograms may be uncomfortable but should not be painful. The MidCoast team works to make your experience as painless as possible.

Schedule a mammogram with MidCoast Health System:

Getting a mammogram can be conveniently done at MidCoast Health System. Call the El Campo Memorial Hospital – Radiology Department at 979-578-5242.