For nearly four decades, the U.S. has recognized October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is a time annually devoted to education about breast cancer and the importance of early detection. But if you didn't get your mammogram in October, don't wait, schedule your appointment now.
Women over 40 should have annual screening mammograms. If a woman has a close relative who had breast cancer, she should begin her annual mammograms 10 years prior to the age of diagnosis.
Mammograms are the best way to find breast cancer early when it is easier to treat, which often leads to a better outcome.
Rivers Health offers mammograms with 3D technology, which delivers better detail and diagnostic accuracy and a more comfortable experience.
with reduced false-positive callbacks*
*compared to 2D mammograms alone
allow technologists to focus on positioning and a personalized patient experience
noticeably reduces pain for the patient by using significantly less pressure