The Top 10 Things Your Mammo Tech Wants You To Know
1. Bring your prior mammograms, it increases accuracy. The CD is available to pick up at most facilities. This will save you time and possibly money! 2. We care about your breast health and want you to be comfortable. The breast is only compressed for a short time and assists in separating the breast tissue to reveal any abnormalities. It does not cause breast cancer to spread. 3. What kind of mammogram do I need? a. Screening Mammography is done for patients with no breast complaints. b. Diagnostic Mammography is done for patients needing evaluation of a breast complaint or an abnormality detected by physical exam or the screening mammography. 4. Annual mammograms should begin at age 40, earlier if there is history. Regardless of advanced age, as long as you are in good health, continue with annual mammograms.
5. Mammograms are still the #1 way of detecting breast cancer and when found early, it is most treatable. 6. Do not wear deodorant or lotions under the arms or on the breasts. These can interfere with the quality of x-ray images. 7. Let us know if you have any physical limitations, we will work with you. 8. An abnormal mammogram is not always cancer. 9. A normal mammogram does not mean there isn’t cancer. 10. 75% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history of breast cancer.
TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR YOUR MAMMOGRAM CALL NCH IMAGING AT 239-624-4443
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island Tops U.S. in Well-Being for Fourth Time
For the fourth straight year, the Naples-Immokalee- Marco Island, Florida, metro area had the highest well-being across 156 U.S. communities. Gallup, the world leading analytics and advice firm, reported the findings this spring in their annual community rankings as part of the Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index. This marks the first time in 11 years of annual Well-Being Index reporting that the same city has topped the rankings four times in a row. In 2015, NCH brought the Blue Zones Project to southwest Florida to help promote well-being within the environment in which people live, play, learn,
work, pray, shop and eat. These efforts along with the many dedicated organizations collaborating to help people live healthier and happier in southwest Florida contribute to this stellar ranking. Just 8 years ago, the community’s well-being ranked at 73rd in the nation. “The continued strong well-being measured in the Naples metro area is impressive and illustrates that well-being can remain high amid declines nationally,” said Deb Logan, executive director of Blue Zones Project Southwest Florida.
1 – Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 2 – Salinas, CA 3 – Boulder, CO 10 Highest Well-Being Communities, 2018-2019
The Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index is calculated on a scale of 0 to 100, and is based on scores within each of the five essential elements of wellbeing: • Career: liking what you do each day and being motivated to achieve your goals • Social: having supportive relationships and love in your life • Financial: managing your economic life to reduce stress and increase security • Community: liking where you live, feeling safe and having pride in your community • Physical: having good health and enough energy to get things done daily
4 – Santa Rosa, CA 5 – Ann Arbor, MI 6 – Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
7 – Fort Collins, CO 8 – Lancaster, PA 9 – North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 10 – Asheville, NC
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