The Breast Center, a MANA Clinic, is pleased to welcome Bennett O’Brien Battle, M.D. Dr. Battle joins the breast imaging specialists at The Breast Center on August 1st, 2020. Dr. Battle completed his undergraduate degree, graduating cum laude, at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. He continued his education at Tulane and completed his master’s degree in […]
Category Archives: The Breast Center
Do Not Skip Your Screening Mammogram Because of COVID-19
Screening for breast cancer is a way for women to be proactive about their health. The Breast Center recommends that women begin annual mammography starting at age 40. Maybe you’ve done a good job getting your mammogram every year — until the COVID-19 outbreak. Many women postponed getting a mammogram due to concerns of exposure […]
What Young Women Can Do About Breast Cancer
There are two main risk factors that increase your risk for breast cancer: being a woman and getting older. Your risk for breast cancer increases as you age. It’s rare for young women to develop breast cancer, but it can happen. Fewer than 5% of breast cancer occurs in women under the age of 40. […]
Should You Get a Mammogram?
Breast cancer screening guidelines are straightforward — women at an average risk for breast cancer should begin annual screening mammograms starting at age 40. So if you are a woman 40 years or older, you should talk to your doctor about mammography. Not all women have the same risk for breast cancer, though. Your personal […]
Breast Center Upgrades Automated Breast Ultrasound Screening
The physicians at The Breast Center, A MANA Clinic, are pleased to offer Ivenia™ Automated Breast Ultrasound Screening (ABUS) 2.0 at their Fayetteville and Bentonville centers. The Invenia™ ABUS 2.0 is the only FDA-approved ultrasound screening device for women with dense breast tissue. The Breast Center was the first in the state to offer Automated […]
Arkansas Breast Cancer Specialists Receive Highest National Accreditation for Breast Centers
Women diagnosed with breast cancer in Northwest Arkansas can be reassured they are receiving the best care available. On May 11, 2020, the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC,) a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has renewed the three-year accreditation to Arkansas Breast Cancer Specialists in Fayetteville, Arkansas. First accredited […]
The Breast Center Resumes Screening Mammograms
As of Monday, May 4, 2020, in addition to diagnostic exams, The Breast Center will resume screening Mammograms for patients at low risk for COVID-19 at our clinics in Fayetteville, Bentonville, and Harrison. Our staff is taking extra precautions including: screening patients at the door, requiring face masks, limiting the number of patients in the […]
CDC Recommends Cloth Face Masks in Public
The CDC is now recommending wearing cloth face masks in public to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. We are asking you to please wear your mask to the clinic if you have an appointment. Mask Wearing 101: Learn more about the types of masks and how to wear one effectively! Learn how to make […]
2020 Komen Ozark More Than Pink Walk Moved to September
The 2020 Susan G. Komen Ozark More Than Pink Walk™ has been rescheduled. It will no longer take place on April 25th, 2020. Instead, the Ozark More Than Pink Walk has been moved to September 12th, 2020. It will still take place at Pinnacle Hills Promenade Mall. The Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk™ […]
How Common Is Breast Cancer?
After skin cancers, breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women. Learning your personal risk for developing breast cancer helps you make the right decisions and seek the appropriate treatment to protect yourself from the disease. How common is breast cancer? One out of eight women develop breast cancer. Being a woman and […]