DXA body composition analysis provides a snapshot of your body’s composition, breaking it down into bone, fat, and lean tissue. You know the saying, ‘a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat’? Well, it’s a myth. A ...
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According to BreastCancer.Org, one in eight women will develop breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. That translates to roughly 12 percent of the female population. While it’s impossible to know exactly what causes it and who will develop ...
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Statistics show that one out of eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. If detected early, the five-year survival rate is more than 92 percent. Talking to your doctor about breast cancer may ...
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For years, health professionals advised women to perform tedious, multi-step breast self-exams on a monthly basis. Then, research emerged suggesting that these examinations did little to prevent breast cancer—yet statistics show that 40 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer ...
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Dear Valued Patient, Breast Cancer Awareness Month is here again, and there’s no time like the present to schedule your mammogram at Bergen Imaging Center. Did you know that breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women in ...
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For over 30 years Bergen Imaging Center has provided the highest standard of care to the women of Bergen County. We take pride in offering a truly personalized experience, and unparalleled excellence in women’s imaging services. A Patient-centric Experience ...
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When doctors recommend doctors, they choose ours. For the fifth year in a row, the doctors who care for you at Bergen Imaging Center have been rated among the area’s top radiologists by a blue ribbon panel of their peers. Both ...
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Your breasts in your 30’s While your breasts may not be as firm and pert as they were in your 20’s, most women still have good tone and elasticity. That said, giving birth takes its toll. During pregnancy, your breasts grow, only to ...
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While callbacks after a screening mammogram are relatively uncommon, they do happen. The American Cancer Society estimates that 10 percent of women who undergo the procedure will receive a callback for further testing. Less than 10 percent of that group ...
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Wearing underwire bras can cause breast cancer. Somewhere online, maybe in a forum, someone theorized that wearing underwire bras increases your risk of developing breast cancer because they compress the breasts, allowing toxins to build up. Luckily, this is another ...
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