Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), October 2021, went by in the blink of an eye. This BCAM felt different though. The traditionally ubiquitous pink, the social media accounts plastered in pink ribbons were so much less visible this year. BCAM 2021 was dimmer; its message of breast cancer awareness overshadowed by the constant threat of...
Updated on July 14th, 2021 – originally published March 20th, 2020 New American College of Radiology® (ACR®) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) call for heightened screening attention for transgender individuals. Transgender patients – regardless if they were biologically or phenotypically male or female at birth – can also be at risk for the disease, and...
Have you ever wondered who is your ‘doctor’s doctor’? That is, which physicians are sought out and trusted by colleagues for medical care? The results are in! Bergen Imaging Center is proud to announce that our very own medical director, Christopher L. Petti, M.D., was rated among the area’s top radiologists by a blue ribbon...
As we all know, the COVID-19 Pandemic has caused suffering on a scale the world has never seen. This terrifying illness has taken over 570 thousand lives in the US alone – and devastated the livelihoods of millions across the globe. This sobering figure comes just over a year into the Pandemic as we approach...
If your New Year’s resolution was to prioritize your health in 2021 you should start by scheduling your mammogram. New research confirmed, once again, that mammography saves lives. We’ve known for a long time that mammography screening catches breast cancer in its earliest stages while its still treatable. However, there was some debate on whether...
Originally published in November 2015 as “Breast Cancer Doesn’t Discriminate” – updated December 2020 Breast Cancer doesn’t care about your race, sex, age, socio-economic status. You can receive a breast cancer diagnosis even if you lead a healthy lifestyle; it doesn’t discriminate. That said, some groups of women (and men) are more likely than others...
Callbacks after screening mammograms are uncommon, but do happen. What happens when you're called back...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2020 & COVID: Should I Still Get a Mammogram? New Jersey
Together ultrasound and mammogram are effective screening tools for detecting breast cancer early, especially in women with dense breasts.
