Mammography

Accredited Facility

A mammogram is a low dose x-ray that can detect abnormalities in the breast.

Mammograms are used as a screening tool to aid in the early detection of breast
cancer in women.

Call our front desk at
905-985-9727 to book an appointment.

How It Works

A registered medical radiation technologist specializing in mammography will place your breast on a special X-ray machine. A plastic plate will press down on your breast and hold it in place for a few seconds. You will feel some pressure on your breast during the X-ray. This pressure does not harm your breast tissue.

Four images are taken, two of each breast. The technologist will check the images to make sure they are of good quality for the radiologist to read. If necessary, the technologist will take additional pictures.

Port Perry Imaging is an approved OBSP screening site. Screening mammograms can be booked with or without a referral from your healthcare provider.

How does it feel?

You will feel some pressure on your breast. It feels similar to a tight blood pressure cuff. A few women experience pain, but it lasts only for a few seconds. If you feel pain during the X-ray, tell the technologist. The technologist may be able to adjust the pressure. The two of you can work together to make it as comfortable an experience as possible.

When scheduling your mammogram, try to make your appointment the week after your period. Some women have increased breast tenderness the week prior and during their menstrual cycle.

If your last mammogram was done at a different facility, please bring a copy of the reports and images with you to your appointment. If you do not have your images, try to request them or give the name and location of the facility to the person scheduling your appointment so that they can request them. The radiologists prefer to have prior mammogram images so they can compare and check for any changes in your breast tissue.

About the Ontario Breast
Screening Program

The Ontario Breast Screening Program is a province-wide organized screening program that aims to reduce breast cancer mortality in Ontario.

It provides high-quality breast screening throughout Ontario to two groups of women, and recommends that:

Most women ages 50 to 74 be screened every two years with mammography.

Women ages 30 to 69 who are confirmed to be at high risk of getting breast cancer be screened once a year with a mammogram and breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (or, if MRI is not medically appropriate, screening breast ultrasound).

Regular breast cancer screening can find cancer when it is small, which means:

There is a better chance of treating the cancer successfully.

It is less likely to spread.

There may be more treatment options.

Please follow the link below to learn more:
https://www.cancercareontario.ca/en/types-of-cancer/breast-cancer/screening

Patient Preparation

Please DO NOT wear any antiperspirant, deodorant, lotion or powder on your chest and underarms. (These products interfere with the imaging which may result in a call back appointment)

Procedure Duration

Approximately 20 minutes

YOU MAY BE ASKED TO CHANGE INTO A GOWN PROVIDED BY THE CLINIC
Please Arrive 10 minutes Prior To Your Appointment Time.
We Are Committed To Performing Your Examination On Time.
We May Have To Reschedule Your Appointment Should You Arrive Late.