Get Lake Forest Hospital Breast Imaging Services Mammography Order Form 2008-2026

Yes, typically you need a doctor's order to schedule a mammogram at Lake Forest Hospital. The Mammography Order Form can help streamline this process, ensuring that your needs are met efficiently. It is important to consult with your healthcare provider to obtain this order. They will tailor it to your specific health requirements.

Call the breast center or the hospital's main number. Ask to be transferred to the breast center or women's health center. Once you are transferred, ask who you should speak with about scheduling a free mammogram. If the receptionist doesn't know, ask to speak to a patient or nurse navigator.

A mammogram is a high-definition, very low dose X-ray of the breast to detect breast cancer or other breast diseases, and can find early stage lesions. Meanwhile, a breast ultrasound scan is a scanning technique that uses ultrasound waves.

A breast ultrasound is most often done to find out if a problem found by a mammogram or physical exam of the breast may be a cyst filled with fluid or a solid tumor. Breast ultrasound is not usually done to screen for breast cancer. This is because it may miss some early signs of cancer.

You will stand in front of a special X-ray machine. A technologist will place your breast on a plastic plate. Another plate will firmly press your breast from above. The plates will flatten the breast, holding it still while the X-ray is being taken.

Mammography has demonstrated a number of adverse effects, including breast cancer overdiagnosis, unnecessary breast cancer treatment, undue psychological stress, excessive radiation exposure, and a serious risk of tumor rupture and spread of cancerous cells (3, 4).

How you prepare Schedule the test for a time when your breasts are least likely to be tender. If you menstruate, that's usually during the week after your menstrual period. Bring your prior mammogram images. ... Don't use deodorant before your mammogram.

Women ages 40 to 44 should have the choice to start annual breast cancer screening with mammograms (x-rays of the breast) if they wish to do so. Women age 45 to 54 should get mammograms every year. Women 55 and older should switch to mammograms every 2 years, or can continue yearly screening.

Digital mammography is a common alternative screening that produces digital images of the breast to better focus on the questionable areas. It is preferred over traditional mammography for those who are younger than 50, who have dense breasts, or who are still menstruating.