Senior Center provides mammography screenings

One in three breast cancer deaths can be prevented with early detection. Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center is providing that early detection for all senior citizens and women in the community.

Mammography screenings will be held March 25 at the Senior Center beginning at 8:30 a.m. Most insurances will be filed. Please bring your insurance card at the time of service for filing. For those without insurance who would still like to participate, the cost of the screening is $125.00, which includes the radiologist’s reading and the “ImageChecker.”

Cash, check, Visa. Mastercard or Discover will be accepted. For more information or an appointment please call the Senior Center at 473-6559.

The mobile mammography unit of the Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center is certified by the FDA and accredited by the ACR – your best assurance of a quality mammogram. Kamilia Kozlowski, M.D. and Caryn underlich, M.D., radiologist who specialize in breast imaging and are board-certified, read the films.

The American Cancer Society gives the following recommendations for breast cancer screening: Mammogram yearly for those age 40 and above.

A good candidate for screening mammograms has no implants and is not having current breast problems such as feeling a specific lump or nipple discharge. Women with these breast concerns need to be seen at a diagnostic mammography center.

Women under the age of 35 are also not good screening candidates and should be seen by their doctor if they have any questions or any concerns.