(Oaklawn Health Matters 4) Early Detection, Advances in Mammography are Key in Monitoring for Breast Cancer

This episode of Oaklawn Health Matters focuses on breast cancer and the key role mammography plays in early detection - a key component to treatment.Julie Holley, lead technologist at the Oaklawn Women's Diagnostic Center, discusses key technological advancements which have improved the process of mammography.She also discusses the importance of mammograms on a schedule - and how women have a role in their mammogram while the procedure is underway.Episode ResourcesOaklawn Hospital websiteSchedule a mammogram at Oaklawn: 269.789.3915About OaklawnOaklawn was founded in 1925 as a 12-bed hospital in a residential home, funded by a group of visionary philanthropists. Now, almost ten decades later, we’ve evolved into a highly regarded regional health care organization, licensed for 77 acute care beds and a 17-bed inpatient psychiatric unit. We’ve continued to be an independently owned not-for-profit hospital, with our main campus residing on the same site as the original hospital, providing facilities, equipment and technology that are usually only found at larger health systems. We enjoy a reputation for advancing medicine and providing compassionate, personal care. Our service area includes Calhoun County and parts of Branch and Eaton counties with a medical staff of more than 300 providers representing over 55 specialties. For information, visit www.oaklawnhospital.org.Oaklawn Health Matters is produced by Livemic Communications.