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Mammogram Locations
How to schedule an appointment. Kaiser Permanente mammogram locations, and find other locations.
Breast Cancer Screening
Mammogram recommendations by age and risk factors, and who should get genetic screening.
- Mammograms can help detect breast cancer early, when it’s easier to treat. Learn when you should get a mammogram and how to prepare for your screening.
- Cervical cancer is highly preventable. HPV vaccination and regular screenings can greatly reduce your risk.
- As part of the Cancer Screening Research Network, our researchers will study new screening approaches, such as blood tests that look for many cancers at once.
- Kaiser Permanente is a leader in preventive cancer screenings and specializes in healthy living programs to help prevent cancer.
- Provides links to info on cancer. Topics covered include breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, and cancer pain. Links to info that can help you make a decision on diagnostic or screening tests. Includes info on treatment choices.
- Discusses mammogram, an X-ray test of the breasts used to screen for breast problems. Covers at what ages women should have a mammogram. Discusses how it is done and how to prepare for it. Covers possible results.
- What is inflammatory breast cancer? Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare, fast-growing type of breast cancer. It is often called IBC for short. Unlike other breast cancers, this type of cancer may not cause a lump in the breast. So screening mammograms often fail to catch it early. Because it grows so fast, it usually...
- A breast ultrasound uses sound waves to make a picture of the tissues inside the breast. A breast ultrasound can show all areas of the breast, including the area closest to the chest wall, which is hard to study with a mammogram. Breast ultrasound does not use X-rays or other potentially harmful types of radiation. A...
- Fay Gordon's breast cancer was caught in the early stages thanks to genetic testing. Learn more about Kaiser Permanente's hereditary cancer program.
- Kaiser Permanente is at the forefront of cervical cancer research. Find out how home tests for HPV — a leading cause of cervical cancer — help increase early detection.
- Innovative surgical recovery program helps breast cancer patients safely recover at home after a mastectomy. Learn how Kaiser Permanente supports home care.
- Patients like Carol Pitman are living longer thanks to advances in lung cancer therapies. Learn how Kaiser Permanente uses immunotherapy to treat cancer.
- Chris Hogan faced kidney cancer and prostate cancer at the same time. He hopes his story of determination and resilience will inspire others in their own fight.
- Carter Shaver from Portland, Oregon, shares his optimistic smile after the successful removal of a cancerous tumor.
- Exceptional, personalized radiation oncology care helped Maura Craig treat breast cancer on her own terms.
- After they were both diagnosed with colon cancer, Miguel and Paula fought the disease together. Hear about the expert cancer care they received at Kaiser Permanente.
- Kaiser Permanente is creating more healthy life years with a combined focus on cancer prevention, screening, treatment, and research.
- If you’re age 45 or older, getting checked regularly for colorectal cancer is highly recommended. Learn why it’s important to get tested.
- Provides info on breast cancer for women who have been diagnosed for the first time. Discusses symptoms and how breast cancer is diagnosed. Covers mammogram and clinical breast exam. Discusses treatment options, including mastectomy and chemotherapy.
- A Kaiser Permanente plastic surgeon explains breast reconstruction options and what to expect.
- A Kaiser Permanente member’s cancer journey inspires her to join the team that saved her life.
- Experts believe that one-third to one-half of all cancers can be prevented. That's because certain daily habits can make us more likely to get cancer. Changing these habits may help prevent cancer. For example, it may help to quit smoking, stay active, stay at a healthy weight, and get regular checkups and screenings...
- In breast enlargement surgery, the doctor makes the breasts larger by putting an implant under the breast tissue and often under the chest muscle. An implant is a soft silicone shell filled with a saltwater solution or a gel. Your doctor will make a cut, called an incision. Then the doctor will put in the implant and...
- After a diagnosis for a rare type of blood cancer, Marla Marriott got high-quality care from a team of Kaiser Permanente cancer specialists.
- A routine screening helped detect Bill Walsh’s cancer before it became a problem. During our 75th year, we remember an early diagnostic tool: the multiphasic exam.
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