Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital invests in Women’s Health

Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital has invested £120,000 in breast care imaging technology. The new mammography suite enhances the state-of-the-art diagnostic offering at the hospital.

The Fuji Amulet system provides high quality images which helps to detect abnormalities more effectively. The images are produced immediately with no processing time. The system is more comfortable for patients as the scanning time is reduced.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK with around 12,000 women dying of the disease every year.

Although breast screening cannot prevent breast cancer, it can detect it early which means that you are less likely to need a mastectomy and more likely to survive the disease.

Research shows that surviving breast cancer is now much more possible with 3 out of 4 women diagnosed living at least 10 years. 1 life is saved for every 200 women that are screened.

Women can self-refer for scans if they are over 40 years of age and are not suffering with any symptoms; otherwise a referral from their GP is required.

To find out what to expect during a mammogram, please watch our video: http://www.nuffieldhealth.com/tests-scans/mammogram-breast-screening

To find out more, or to book an appointment, please contact the Radiology Department on 01392 262119.