18 • 3 DE OCTUBRE 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
s y m t o m s , l i k e 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
m a m m o g r a p h y, 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-by-layer using very
low dose images. With
the addition of 3D/4D
tomosynthesis to the
traditional mammogram,
BRMI improves breast
cancer detection while
Division of ProHealth Care Associates
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 biopsyproven
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