Mammograms Posts

Breast self-exams in 3 easy steps

Cancer Care Dec 7, 2022

Breast cancer affects an average of 1 in 8 women and kills nearly 500,000 women per year. These sobering facts ...Read More

Breast biopsies: What you need to know

Cancer Care Oct 4, 2022

After the age of 40, women should receive a mammogram every year. Once a mammogram detects a spot that could ...Read More

Mammograms and the COVID-19 vaccine: What you should know

Wellness Jun 4, 2021

Shortly after the U.S. began to administer the COVID-19 vaccine, radiologists that read mammograms started to see swollen lymph nodes ...Read More

What is included in a preventive care visit?

Wellness Sep 1, 2020

Staying on top of preventive care is essential for women (and men, too, of course!). Reasons not to skip preventive healthcare ...Read More

Patient story: Cancer just a chapter for this Eau Claire patient

Cancer Care Oct 10, 2018

Karisa Ashland had a beautiful family life with a husband and two daughters in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. When it came ...Read More

What you need to know about dense breast tissue

Cancer Care Sep 28, 2018

Dense breast tissue is a measure of how much breast tissue is on your mammogram versus fat. On a mammogram, ...Read More

Screening units expand access to mobile mammography

Cancer Care Oct 30, 2017

Editor’s note: This story was updated October 2018. Mobile mammography is a powerful tool to expand access to important screenings ...Read More

Advanced imaging improves breast cancer detection

Cancer Care Sep 27, 2016

Breast imaging technology now available at Marshfield Clinic makes it possible to find cancer more easily so women have a ...Read More

Mammograms: Myths, facts & screening guidelines

Cancer Care Oct 1, 2015

The myths, facts and breast screening guidelines needed to help you better understand how - and why - mammograms are used to detect breast cancer. ...Read More