Mammography

Mammograms are X-ray images of breast tissue used by a radiologist to detect any changes or abnormalities. Mammograms play a key role in early breast cancer detection and help decrease breast cancer deaths. 3D mammography services are available in each of our Monument Health markets: Custer, Lead-Deadwood, Rapid City, Spearfish and Sturgis.

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PREVENTION AND DETECTION RECOMMENDATIONS:

Conduct monthly breast exams
Get your annual check-up
Get your mammogram annually after age 45

FACTS ABOUT MAMMOGRAMS:

Mammograms are the best weapon we have against breast cancer.
A woman’s lifetime chance of developing breast cancer is 1 in 8.
A new breast cancer is diagnosed every 2.5 minutes.
One American woman dies from breast cancer every 13 minutes.
Nearly 40,000 women die from breast cancer each year.
About 2,000 male breast cancer cases will be diagnosed this year, and about 400 men will die from the disease.
Mammograms can find breast cancer early, when it is too small to be felt or seen.
The older you are, the more important it is for you to get regular mammograms and clinical breast exams from your doctor or other qualified health professional.
Early detection of breast cancer saves lives.
(Courtesy of the American Cancer Society)

(Courtesy of the American Cancer Society)

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3D MAMMOGRAPHY

Offered in each of our Monument Health markets: Custer, Lead-Deadwood, Rapid City, Spearfish and Sturgis. This new technology improves early detection and treatment of breast cancer. Using three-dimensional technology, radiologists can better detect breast cancer deep within the tissue, where it might be hidden during a traditional two-dimensional mammogram. With 3D’s clarity and depth, fewer patients will have to return for second mammograms. Patients with dense breasts, such as younger women, will have a better chance of early detection with 3D mammography.