As the Midwest's first and Ohio's only fully dedicated cancer hospital and research center, the Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute is committed to preventing, detecting and treating cancer. The James, a part of The Ohio State University, is one of 35 institutions in the U.S. designated by the National Cancer Institute as a Comprehensive Cancer Center. Our team of professionals at The James is dedicated to helping people improve their odds against cancer. We provide this information about mammography to help you and your family. One out of eight American women will develop breast cancer at some time in her life.
Early detection is one of the best defenses against breast cancer.
The earlier the disease is detected, the better the outcome. Mammography is the only proven method of imaging the breast that can reveal small breast abnormalities before they can be felt. Screening mammography is a special, low dose x-ray examination of the breast for women who have no symptoms of breast disease. The American Cancer Society recommends that every woman have a baseline mammogram by the age of 40. A baseline mammogram is an initial examination with which later mammograms are compared.