Breast Imaging at the Parapet, Windsor

What is a mammogram?

A mammogram is a specialised medical image that uses low-dose x-rays to see inside the breasts. A mammogram aids in the early detection and diagnosis of breast diseases in women.

Who will get Breast Cancer?

Anyone can get breast cancer. This includes women, men, trans and non-binary people. It is the most common type of cancer in the UK. The chance of getting breast cancer increases as you get older. Most breast cancers are diagnosed in women over 50 years old.

What services are offered?

• Digital Screening Mammography
• 3D Mammography (Tomosynthesis) – also called three-dimensional (3-D) mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). This an advanced form of breast imaging where multiple images of the breast from different angles are captured and reconstructed (“synthesised”) into a three-dimensional image set. In this way, 3-D breast imaging is similar to computed tomography (CT) imaging in which a series of thin “slices” are assembled together to create a 3-D reconstruction of the body.
• Stereotactic procedures: vacuum-assisted biopsy, vacuum-assisted excision and Pre-operative stereotactic localisations.

Be Breast aware

• Know what is normal for you.
• Know what changes to look and feel for.
• Look and feel.
• Report any changes to your GP. without delay.
• Attend for routine breast screening, if you are over 50.

Breast awareness is about becoming familiar with your own breasts and how they change. It is important to know how your body normally looks and feels. Being breast aware is about knowing the usual shape and feel of your breasts and being able to recognise any changes.

There is no such thing as a standard breast and what is normal for one woman may not be for another. Your breasts will also look and feel different over time depending on the time of the month and your age.

To pick up potential problems at the earliest possible opportunity, you need to be aware of any changes in your breasts. It is important to remember that these changes are not usually accompanied with any other symptoms such as tiredness or loss of energy.

If you find any changes from what is normal for you, go to your GP  without delay.

It is important to know that most changes are not cancer. But, reassurance and advice will always help, and the sooner a possible cancer is reported, the more simple treatment is likely to be.

Changes to look for

• A change in size or shape
• A lump or thickening
• Puckering or skin dimpling
• Nipple becoming drawn or changing direction
• Bleeding or discharge from the nipple
• Rash on or around the nipple
• Sudden roughness of the skin
• Swelling under the armpit or around the collar bone