Breast Health

Named an American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Center of Excellence

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Found a lump?

Call your doctor immediately if you detect a lump in your breast, especially if you're post-menopausal.

Breast Cancer Screening

You should be tested if:

  • You are a woman older than 40.
  • Your mother, grandmother or aunt has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
  • You have noticed a lump or another abnormality in your breast.
  • You have had breast cancer in the past.

Our breast cancer detection and diagnosis program has become the national standard.

State-of-the-Art Diagnostics

Our Women's Imaging Center provides a range of diagnostic services for breast health, including:

  • Mammography
  • Breast Ultrasound
  • Breast MRI
  • Stereotactic Biopsy (non-surgical)
  • Ultrasound & MRI Biopsy

High-Risk Breast Cancer Clinic

A specialty clinic to help you monitor risk factors and provide treatment if diagnosed. 

Mammograms

Mammograms are performed by certified and state-licensed technologists, then read by on-site, board-certified radiologists.

3-D Mammograms

Provides the clearest, most detailed view of breast tissue possible. 

We were the first hospital in the area to offer 3D mammograms to detect cancer earlier.

 

Lexington Health's mobile mammography van.

Mobile Mammograms

Brings the same advanced technology and services available at the hospital to community spaces across the Midlands.

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(803) 791-2653

Advanced Technology and Treatment

3-D Mammography

The clearest, most detailed view of breast tissue available. 

Benefits

  • Improves cancer detection by 20%.
  • Reduces false positives up to 40%.
  • Detects lesions as small as 2mm.

Image-Guided Radiation (IGRT) 

Delivers radiation with pinpoint accuracy using high-quality imaging. 

Benefits

  • Millimeter precision.
  • Preserves healthy tissue.
  • Protects surrounding organs.

3-Week Radiation for Low-Risk Breast Cancer

Effective treatment with half the radiation and half the time.

Benefits

  • Less exposure to radiation.
  • Fewer side effects.

We’re one of the only hospitals in the region to treat low-risk cases with three weeks of radiation instead of six.

Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery

Minimally invasive surgical procedures that uses the smallest incisions possible. 

Benefits

  • Less time needed to recover.
  • Limited scarring. 

Quality and Excellence