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BROOKLYN WEEKLY, OCTOBER 13, 2019
BY DR. JOSEPH ABRAMS
October is National Breast
Cancer Awareness Month. One
of every eight women will be
diagnosed with breast cancer
in her lifetime, making breast
cancer the most commonly
diagnosed cancer in women, and
the second leading cause of death
among women. The aim of Breast
Cancer Awareness Month is to
promote screening as the most
effective weapon in the fight
against breast cancer.
Too many people wait until
they experience symtoms, like a
palpable lump or nipple discharge,
before they get a mammogram.
By then, the cancer may be more
difficult to treat and cure. That’s
why it is so important to have a
screening mammogram once a year.
When breast cancer is detected
through annual screening, the vast
majority of women are cured.
Mammography is the primary
modality used to detect breast
cancer. The American Cancer
Society and the American College
of Radiology recommend yearly
mammography screening after the
age of 40. Additionally, screening
may include breast ultrasound in
women with dense breasts, and
breast MRI in women at increased
risk for breast cancer (e.g., family
history, genetic predisposition, past
breast cancer).
Bay Ridge Medical Imaging
(BRMI) is proud to offer 3D/4D
mammography, a breakthrough
technology in the diagnosis of breast
cancer. This revolutionary procedure,
also known as “tomosynthesis”,
enables BRMI radiologists to view
the inside of the breast layer-bylayer
using very low dose images.
With the addition of 3D/4D
tomosynthesis to the traditional
mammogram, BRMI improves
breast cancer detection while
decreasing the number of patients
called back for additional testing.
When a suspicious abnormality
is detected, BRMI performs
breast biopsies to diagnose
the abnormality as benign or
malignant. Biopsies can be
performed under ultrasound,
mammogram, or MRI guidance.
Often biopsies are performed on the
same day as imaging. In patients
with biopsy-proven breast cancer,
BRMI offers breast MRI and PET/
CT for staging.
For your convenience we are
open 7 days a week. Late Evening
appointments are also available.
BRMI @76th Street
7601 4th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11209
Tel: 718-238-7000
Fax: 718-238-7005
BRMI @ Narrows
9920 4th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11209
Tel: 718-921-0333
Fax: 718-921-0490
BRMI @ 5th Avenue
9020 5th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11209
Tel: 718-880-3066
Fax: 718-880-3067
BRMI @ Dyker Heights
7117 13th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11228
Tel: 718-880-3060
Fax: 718-232-5796
BRMI @ Boro Park
3802 14th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11218
Tel: 718-854-5400
Fax: 347-533-4042
BRMI @ Stillwell Avenue
1783 Stillwell Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11223
Tel: 718-331-3713
Fax: 718-331-3718
BRMI @ Midwood
2005 Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11223
Tel: 718-375-1300
Fax: 718-375-1334