Andrean High School National Honor Society students, a plastic surgeon s office in Schererville and the Lake County auditor and recorder offices all recently donated to breast cancer care in Northwest
Franciscan Health Crown Point added ABUS, or Automated Breast Ultrasound, technology for the early detection of breast cancer in some women.
It s the only U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved breast cancer screening technology for the 40 percent of women with dense breasts, or breasts that have more tissue than fat. Franciscan Health is adding the additional screening option because conventional mammography can miss up to 30% of breast cancers in women with dense breast tissue, who are four to six times more likely to develop breast cancer.
An ABUS screening supplements a mammogram for a more comprehensive evaluation of whether there are any cancerous growths lurking in breast tissue.