Women's Services

Breast Care Center

Mammography is located in one private area at Pikeville Medical Center especially designed for women. The new space was remodeled and opened in the spring of 2003 and has the comfortable feel of a family living room. The center has three technicians who perform mammograms and a nurse who teaches patients about self-examination in the education room.

Mammography is a specific type of imaging that uses a low-dose x-ray system and high-contrast, high-resolution film for examination of the breasts. Most medical experts agree that successful treatment of breast cancer often is linked to early diagnosis. Mammography plays a central part in early detection of breast cancers because it can show changes in the breast up to two years before a patient or physician can feel them.