Helping Thousands of Eastern Tennessee Women Since 1986
Regular mammograms are essential to your health care. Yet, all too often, busy schedules, work duties, lack of transportation, and family responsibilities prevent many women from receiving this life-saving screening. Thanks to our mobile mammography services, Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center can come to you to make getting your mammogram more convenient. Since creating Tennessee’s first mobile mammography program in 1986, we’ve helped thousands of women across the eastern part of the state and beyond. Mobile mammography units make it easier to get a quality digital mammogram. Reach out today to learn more about this innovative service and others we offer at our breast center.
FDA-Certified Digital Screening Mammography Equipment
Breast cancer claims the lives of countless women every year. Digital mammography makes it possible to detect breast cancer early enough to make a difference in a patient’s prognosis. Utilizing low-energy X-rays, digital mammography is safe and effective. KCBC’s mobile mammography units offer the same superior digital mammography screening equipment found in our facilities. Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center and our mobile digital mammography machines are certified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This certification process assures that the equipment is state-of-the-art and follows a high standard of health care delivery.
Who Makes an Ideal Candidate for Mobile Mammography?
Mobile mammography services benefit women at or over the age of 40 who are not experiencing any breast problems. If you have experienced lumps, painful swelling, or other suspicious symptoms, please call us for a diagnostic appointment in our office. Additionally, women who are not pregnant or breastfeeding make the best candidates for mobile mammography. If it’s been over a year since your last screening mammogram, we encourage you to consider a mobile mammography screening today.
On the day of your screening, be sure to wear a shirt that is easy to remove above the waist. Do not wear any deodorant, perfume, or ointments on your breasts, as these could interfere with the digital X-rays. Please let us know if you have breast implants or if you have had a benign breast biopsy in the past. We will follow up with your results via phone or letter (usually within 3-5 business days) and coordinate further care as needed. Some patients may be referred to our facilities for a diagnostic mammogram.
What Are the Benefits of Mobile Onsite Mammography?
The biggest benefit of mobile onsite mammography is that we come to you – no need to travel to our breast center in Knoxville. Other advantages of our mobile mammography services include:
- Safe, private 15-minute exams
- State-of-the-art 3D digital mammography
- Covered under most insurance plans’ preventative care
- Aids in early breast cancer detection and treatment
- Provides convenient patient access to mammography screenings
Why Choose Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center?
KCBC’s mission is to save lives from breast cancer and breast disease through well-coordinated breast cancer screenings, diagnosis, and treatment. Whether you visit our facility or one of our mammography mobile units in the Knoxville area, we treat every patient with the dignity and respect they deserve. Our staff includes some of the leading specialists in the field committed to providing compassionate, comprehensive care. Since opening nearly four decades ago, we’ve utilized the most innovative treatments and technology to save as many lives as possible from breast cancer and disease.
Our multidisciplinary team includes your clinical breast radiologist, breast surgeons, breast pathologists, medical oncologists, and more to serve your needs. Our services include screening mammograms, screening and diagnostic breast ultrasounds, digital diagnostic mammography, second opinion evaluations, breast MRIs, image-guided biopsies, cryoablation, bone densitometry, and more. Our boutique also sells form-flattering post-operation camisoles, mastectomy bras, wigs, compression garments, and breast prosthetics.
KCBC’s digital mobile mammography unit offers the same superior digital mammography screening equipment as the Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center’s facilities. Both KCBC and the Mobile Digital Mammography Unit are certified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This certification process assures that the equipment is state-of-the-art and follows a high standard of health care delivery.
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Contact Us to Learn More About Our Mammography Mobile Units
Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center is proud to offer our patients mobile mammography services with the same privacy, accuracy, and quality in-house health care. We can set up mammography mobile units at clinics, hospitals, community centers, and more. Call us today to find a KCBC mobile mammography location near you or to schedule a unit at your facility!