Report to Community 10.indd - Maury Regional Healthcare System

WOMEN’S CENTERIn the past year, the medical center has continuedto advance its services for diagnosing and treatingbreast cancer. While breast MRI has been available foryears, the medical center implemented a new digitalDynaCAD technology that enables physicians to obtainhigher quality images, which aids in diagnosing benignbreast disease and assists in treatment planning forbreast cancer patients. The American Cancer Societyrecommends breast MRI as a screening tool for womenwhose risk of developing breast cancer is 20 percentabove average. Risk factors include a family history ofbreast cancer in a close relative, a positive genetic testfor breast cancer, and chest radiation for Hodgkin’sdisease.In addition, the Women’s Center now utilizes a newbreast biopsy system to safely and quickly biopsy whatis seen under MRI guidance. This state-of-the-art,vacuum-assisted technology allows a larger, more intacttissue sample to be taken, which increases the accuracy—10—for diagnosis. This procedure requires no post-biopsystitches, allowing patients to return to most dailyactivities immediately following the biopsy. The systemalso has a unique device feature that allows continuousdelivery of local anesthetic during the biopsy procedureto increase patient comfort and ultimately keep thepatient’s safety and health as the highest priority.These new tools added at the Maury Regional Women’sCenter complement digital mammography, breastultrasound and stereotactic biopsy. In addition,the Maury Regional Cancer Center was the first inTennessee to utilize the Dose Verification System® forbreast cancer patients. This system allows physiciansto measure the precise amount of radiation deliveredto the location where the tumor was removed by usingan implantable device that measures radiation doses.The center also offers brachytherapy that delivers highdose radiation directly to the area where the tumor isremoved.