Breast health
From regular checkups and screenings to the latest imaging technologies and treatments, you can access all our expert breast care services at our convenient locations.
Breast care in Charleston, South Carolina
Our compassionate professionals provide advanced diagnostic tools and personalized treatments to help improve your breast health.
At Trident Health, our breast care program provides women in the Charleston area with leading-edge mammography services, as well as cancer risk assessments and genetic testing.
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Our breast care program
When you schedule a screening mammogram, you will be asked if you want to participate in a short questionnaire. Through the questionnaire, individuals at a higher risk for cancer can be identified and receive recommendations for further testing based on their risk factors.
Breast screening facilities
Our state-of-the-art facilities include Trident Breast Center, Summerville Breast Center and Moncks Corner Medical Center l Mammography, all offer relaxing environments. Our team of board-certified radiologists, registered technologists and other staff ensure comfort and care throughout your visit — whether you’re getting your first mammogram or another diagnostic procedure.
Recognition
Our breast care center was named a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence after achieving accreditation in breast imaging modalities.
Diagnostic services we offer
We provide a full range of diagnostic imaging and screening services, including:
- Dedicated breast ultrasounds
- Fine needle aspirations
- Galactography
- General ultrasounds
- Mammography
- Osteoporosis screening
- Pathology
- Stereotactic core biopsy
- Ultrasound-guided core biopsy
The importance of breast imaging
When it comes to beating breast cancer, early detection is vital. Once you turn 40, it's important to start getting yearly mammograms and clinical breast exams. When breast cancer is caught early, there are usually more treatment options.
The recommendation is that women between 20 and 40 years old should have a clinical breast exam every three years. Women in their 20s should conduct monthly breast exams.
Breast cancer screening
Our Trident Health system facilities all offer 3D mammograms, which combine multiple breast X-rays to create a three-dimensional picture of the breast. This type of mammography can reduce the need for additional imaging services and can find tumors that regular mammograms cannot.
This year, more than 30,000 women will choose to have their mammogram at a Trident Health facility. To serve women throughout the Greater Charleston are, mammograms are available at the following locations:
- Trident Breast Center at Trident Medical Center
- Summerville Breast Center
- Moncks Corner Medical Center
We offer easy online mammogram scheduling for your convenience.
Genetic testing for cancer risk
Individuals who carry mutations in certain genes are at a higher risk of developing cancer. But cancer doesn't have to be inevitable. Our breast health centers offer cancer risk assessment and genetic testing, which can detect mutations early and help you calculate your risk of developing cancer. Genetic tests help those with a strong family history of cancer determine whether their risk is high enough to consider additional interventions.
If you have any of the following risk factors, you should consider genetic risk assessment and testing for the cancer genes:
- You or a close family member were diagnosed with ovarian cancer, male breast cancer or pancreatic cancer
- You are of Ashkenazi Jewish descent
- Multiple family members have been diagnosed with cancer
- You were diagnosed with cancer at a young age
If you're considering genetic testing, you should discuss the process with your care team. Genetic testing raises several questions that need to be addressed individually, such as:
- Do I want to know if I am at a higher risk for developing cancer?
- How will the test results impact me emotionally?
- How will genetic testing help my blood relatives?
If you have questions or would like to learn more about this service, call:
- Trident Breast Center and Moncks Corner Medical Center | Mammography at (843) 847-4656
- Summerville Breast Center at (843) 970-5050
Through a short questionnaire, individuals at a higher risk for cancer can be identified and receive recommendations for further testing based on their risk factors.
Understanding your risk of hereditary forms of cancer can help you make better decisions about your ongoing healthcare. When you schedule a screening mammogram, you will be asked if you want to participate in the questionnaire.
If you have questions, or would like to learn more about this service, call (843) 847-4656.
Breast cancer treatment options
As part of our comprehensive cancer care program, our breast specialists and surgeons collaborate with oncologists and nurse navigators to support you each step of the way. If you've been diagnosed with breast cancer, we offer a full spectrum of treatment options and procedures, including:
- Medical oncology (chemotherapy)
- Radiation therapy
- Surgery
- Reconstructive and plastic surgery options
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