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If you are age 40 or over, your next screening mammogram should be 12 months after your last one. If you detect a change in your breasts sooner, see your doctor.
To schedule your screening mammogram, call:
- (614) 566-1111 in the Columbus area
- (740) 368-4446 in the Delaware area
Why do I need a mammogram?
What is a screening mammogram?
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The most up-to-date mammogram available
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OhioHealth mammography locations
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Video: Mammogram
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Why do I need a mammogram?
As you get older, your chances of getting breast cancer get higher. Cancer can show up at any time – and when it is found early, you have the best chance of successful treatment. That's why an annual mammogram – your screening test for breast cancer - should be a part of every woman's healthcare – beginning at age 40.
One out of every eight women is affected by breast cancer, which is the most common cancer among American women. The American Cancer Society estimates that 75 percent of breast cancer cases occur in women with no known risk factors. An annual mammogram, paired with the monthly breast self-exam and a yearly clinical breast exam by a doctor, is the best way to detect breast changes early.
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What is a screening mammogram?
A screening mammogram is designed to detect lumps too small to be felt by hand.
Mammograms are quick and easy. For most women, the entire appointment takes less than 30 minutes.
You simply stand in front of a special X-ray machine and the technologist helps you rest your breast between two plastic panels. Sure it's uncomfortable when the panels compress on your breast – that's what makes a clear picture. Our free MammoPad® makes it more comfortable, and the pressure only lasts a few seconds. Isn't peace of mind worth a few moments of discomfort?
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Our focus is on you
OhioHealth offers you a choice of 13 convenient mammography locations throughout central Ohio.
- Appointment times to fit your busy schedule
- Each woman receives a free MammoPad® – a thin, pillow-like pad to make your mammogram more comfortable – available at most locations
- Experienced, female technologists
- Mammogram results available to your physician - usually within 48 hours
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The most up-to-date mammogram available
- Your mammogram is read by a highly experienced radiologist physician
- For women who need it, some of our locations offer digital mammography. It's a new way to store your breast image on a computer so the radiologist can enhance or magnify it to get a better look. For women with dense breasts, this new technology helps the radiologist more easily see subtle differences between normal and abnormal areas.
- We offer Computer-Assisted Detection (CAD) with every screening mammogram. With CAD, a computer scans and marks any areas that deserve special attention by the radiologist. CAD can detect the earliest stages of breast cancer 12 to 19 percent more often.
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Finding answers fast
If your mammogram shows something abnormal, our dedicated Breast Health Nurse will call and make an appointment for you to have a diagnostic mammogram or ultrasound – which the radiologist will read while you're there. If further treatment is recommended, our Breast Health Nurse will work with you to arrange all needed appointments in a timely manner so you can have your answers quickly.
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