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38505 Brooten Rd,
Suite A, PO Box 655,
Pacific City, OR 97135
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503-965-6555
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~ Breast Cancer ~ |
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Bayshore Family
Medicine |
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Early detection offers your most promising hope for protection. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in America. During a woman’s lifetime changes occur in the breasts. It’s important to understand which of those changes are normal and which are not. Getting tested regularly for breast cancer is the best way for women to lower their risk of dying from this disease. For most women, high quality mammography screening should begin at age 40. Since risk factors vary, each woman and her medical provider should discuss the treatment plan that’s right for her. Screening tests can find cancer early when it’s most treatable. Standard screening tests include: mammography, clinical breast exam and self-exam. Mammography is the single most effective method to detect breast changes that may be cancer, long before physical symptoms can be seen or felt. There are many known risk factors for breast cancer. Some you can control: · Weight · Physical activity/exercise · Alcohol · Diet · Postmenopausal hormones · And others
And some you can’t control: · Age · Family history & genes · Height · Personal Medical History · Breast density · And others
Mammograms are done by appointment only at the hospital of your choice. You will need to have an order from your provider for a mammogram to be completed at the hospital. Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital - 541-994-3661 Tillamook County General Hospital - 503-842-4444 Will Medicare pay for screening mammograms? YES. Medicare will cover screening mammograms every year for women age 40 and older who are Medicare recipients. Some eligible women and their doctors may not know about this important benefit. For more information about Medicare coverage, contact the Medicare toll free at 800-MEDICARE or the Medicare website at www.medicare.gov. How can women get low-cost or free mammograms? Click here for more information on Breast Cancer.
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