Understanding the Patient’s Journey
Knowledge of the journey from proper breast health through a breast biopsy and beyond can provide essential answers and better peace of mind.
PATIENT RESOURCES
Breast Care
Learn about the importance of proper breast care and what to expect during a mammogram.
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Breast Biopsy
Learn more about the different types of breast biopsy procedures and options that may be available to you.
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Mammotome Biopsy Devices
Learn more about Mammotome's minimally invasive breast biopsy devices.
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Understanding Biopsy Results
Better understand your biopsy results, including a benign diagnosis, types of breast cancer and treatment options.
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Breast Care
Breast Cancer Myths
Since the causes of breast cancer are not completely known, many people have misconceptions about the disease. Here are 10 common beliefs about breast cancer that are not true.
Understanding Mammograms
According to experts, a mammogram is the best screening tool for detecting breast cancer at its earliest, most treatable stages1. Using special x-ray imaging, a mammogram can reveal both harmless and cancerous growths even when they are too small to be felt through a breast self-exam or clinical breast exam.
Mammogram Guidelines
Mammogram guidelines may vary based on a number of factors. Mammotome has put together the recommendations from leading breast care organizations on proper mammogram scheduling.
Biopsy
Breast Biopsy Modalities
The past decade has seen dramatic improvements in breast biopsies, giving physicians and patients new choices in breast biopsy procedures.
What is a Breast Biopsy?
Once a breast lump or breast abnormality has been detected, your doctor may want to conduct a breast biopsy.
Understanding Biopsy Results
Benign Diagnosis
A breast biopsy diagnosis may reveal that a breast abnormality is benign, or non-cancerous. This is good news.
Your Pathology Report
The tissue samples removed during your breast biopsy will be sent to a pathologist. A pathologist is a doctor who studies the tissue under a microscope and presents the findings, including a diagnosis, in a pathology report.
Treatment Options
It’s normal to feel overwhelmed when planning your treatment with your doctors. There is no single plan that works for everyone, so your care team will carefully choose the most effective treatment or combination of treatments that fit your unique diagnosis.
Mammotome Breast Biopsy Devices
Mammotome Breast Biopsy Devices
A breast biopsy using a Mammotome vacuum-assisted breast biopsy device can help a doctor make a highly accurate breast cancer diagnosis without the need for open breast biopsy surgery.
Facts About The Devices
Since 1995, more than 10 million women worldwide have had a successful procedure using a Mammotome Breast Biopsy System1.