Services and Procedures

Services

Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Program

The Oklahoma Breast Care Care Center is pleased to announce the addition of a Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Program. Designed to help women determine their individual risk of developing breast cancer, this program is administerd by Becky Lowery, Clinical Nurse Specialist.
The program includes: 1) consultation utilizing several risk models and genetic testing 2) BRCA1/ BRCA2 and OncoVue.

The consultation includes a review of all the woman's current risk factors and strategies are discussed that could be helpful in changing some of the identified risk factors.

It is important to make informed decisions and a Breast Cancer Risk Assessment can help ensure optimal breast health.

Call today to schedule an appointment:

Risk Assessment Specialist - Becky Lowery 405-755-2273(CARE) ext 144. Appointments are available at both north and south location

Risk Assessment Specialist
Becky Lowery

Preparing for Your Appointment

Remember to wear skirt/slacks to allow for easy disrobing from the waist up. Avoid use of heavy antiperspirant and please do not wear body powder, lotion or perfume on the breast area.

If your appointment is for a diagnositc mammogram, ultrasound, biopsy, breast MRI or a bone density screening a referring doctor's order may be required. Please inquire when scheduling your appointment with either of our offices.

For patients under the age of 35; a doctor's order is required for screening mammograms.

Procedures

Mammograms

A screening mammogram is a safe, low-dose x-ray of the breast. Two views are taken of each breast. A Diagnostic mammogram is necessary when there is a problem and additional diagnostic views are needed. Implant mammography requires additional diagnostic views to assure the maximum amount of breast tissue is examined.

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Osteoporosis Screenings

Osteoporosis is one of the most common and yet poorly understood diseases of middle and old age. The disease is a health threat for an estimated 44 million Americans, or 55% of the people 50 years of age and older. In the U.S. today, 10 million individuals are estimated to already have the disease, of this number 80% are women.

Ultrasounds

Breast ultrasound helps the radiologist distinguish between solid lumps and fluid filled cysts. Ultrasound is also utilized for women with breast implants.

Ultrasound Guided Cyst Aspiration

Sometimes are referred to as a cyst aspiration. Fine needle aspiration is a biopsy procedure performed on lumps that can be felt or identified on mammography or ultrasound. If the area can be felt, this procedure can be performed as the physician stabilizes the area with his hand for the procedure. If the area cannot be felt, the procedure may be performed using ultrasound or stereotactic guidance.

Galactogram

A galactogram is a test in which x-ray dye is injected into a breast duct prior to a mammogram. It is done to see if there is an abnormality within the duct that may be causing discharge. This procedure is also done to identify a duct with an abnormality prior to removal of it by your surgeon.

Biopsies

If you or your physician have discovered a "suspicious" lump in your breast, your physician may want a portion of that lump to be removed so it can be examined to make certain it is free of disease. The procedure for removing a representative sample of that lump in known as a biopsy. Published research indicates that more than four out of five lumps which are considered suspicious enough to require a biopsy are found to be free of malignancy when examined by a pathologist.

Needle Localizations

When a suspicious area is found on a mammogram but cannot be felt and requires further evaluation by a surgeon, needle localization may be recommended. The procedure is performed under mammography visualization by a radiologist prior to a scheduled surgical biopsy. The radiologist marks the area to be biopsied with a needle and a wire. The wire guides the surgeon to the abnormal area for removal during surgery.