Sky Lakes Medical Center | Live Smart | Summer 2019

SkyLakes.org | LIVE smart 3 There is no sure way to prevent breast cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in this country, but there are clear steps you can take to reduce your risk. One of them is a mammogram. You can experience your most accurate and comfortable mammogram ever at the recently remodeled home of Sky Lakes Breast Health Services featuring the Genius™ 3-D mammography equipment utilizing the “SmartCurve Comfort System.” Sky Lakes Medical Center invested more than $1.2 million to remodel the Sky Lakes Outpatient Experience your most accurate and comfortable mammogram ever with our new Genius™ 3-D and SmartCurve Comfort systems at Sky Lakes Breast Health Services. Call today for an appointment: 541-274-6740 . Reasons to get screened 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. 8 out of 9 women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history. 100% About the five-year survival rate with early detection. Source: American Cancer Society 3-D mammography suite Imaging facility—near the hospital at 2900 Daggett Avenue—to consolidate mammography services in one location and to accommodate the newmammography system. The remodeled space opened in April. Genius™ 3-D mammography allows doctors to examine your breast tissue layer by layer. So, instead of viewing all the complexities of your breast tissue in a flat image, as with conventional 2-D mammography, fine details are more visible and no longer hidden by the tissue above or below. Board-certified radiologists read and interpret the images. The first-floor area in the medical WELLNESS center that was formerly another mammography suite is now being used for a new prone breast biopsy system, which complements the 3-D mammography imaging system. Many physicians prefer to perform breast biopsies with the patient in a comfortable prone position. Early detection and a fast, accurate and confident diagnosis are key to overcoming breast cancer. With the 3-D mammography and prone biopsy systems, along with the other clinical services available in the medical center’s corporate family, Sky Lakes is able to offer screening, diagnosis and comprehensive treatment.