GENEVA (Reuters) - Breast cancer has overtaken lung cancer as the most common form of the disease, accounting for nearly 12% of new cases each year worldwide, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. “For the first time, breast cancer now constitutes the most commonly occurring cancer globally,” Andre Ilbawi, a cancer [...]
This patient says that breast imaging technology is like "turning on a light bulb." Most of the patients at Lake Medical Imaging (LMI) are at higher than average risk for breast cancer. Why? Their age – a well-established risk factor for breast cancer. Close to 80 percent of the patients at LMI are [...]
Lake Medical Imaging has been using Axumin PET/CT imaging to detect recurrent prostate cancer since Axumin became available in 2017.
We are excited to announce we are now offering *genetic testing through Ambry Genetics® to our mammography patients. This is another way we’re helping women win the fight against breast cancer.
*Offered at select Lake Medical Imaging locations.
Herd immunity occurs when a significant portion of a population becomes immune to an infectious disease, limiting further disease spread.
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It is recommended that individuals age 50 and older receive routine screenings to increase their chances of survival. Lake Medical Imaging offers state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and minimally invasive Virtual Colonoscopy to detect polyps and cancerous cells at their most treatable stages.
Lake Medical Imaging offers a wide range of non-invasive tests to detect heart and vascular disease to help your physician plan the best course of treatment.
Peripheral artery disease, or P.A.D., is a condition whereby hard and soft plaque (fat and cholesterol), calcium, clots and fibrous tissue accumulate in the arteries and become clogged, causing decreased blood flow to a specific area.
Breast cancer is four to six more times likely to develop in women with dense breasts. Fortunately, there are new technologies to customize breast imaging according to the patient's breast density so that even the tiniest cancer can be diagnosed in its earliest, most treatable stage. [fvplayer id="2"]
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