Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) advances breast cancer detection with the addition of new state-of-the-art equipment. The use of the Hologic 3 Dimensions Mammography, BK Flex Focus 400 In-office Breast Biopsy and Hologic Stereotactic Biopsy focuses on two specific areas of breast care, the detection of abnormalities at microscopic levels and less invasive biopsies. “The growing
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Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) was recently awarded the 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award by the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). PMC is part of an elite group of health care facilities, which includes 24 U.S accredited cancer programs to receive this national honor for cancer surveys performed Jan. 1 –
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Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) today announced it has adopted the Xoft® Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy (eBx®) System®, an advanced technology able to deliver a targeted dose of radiation directly to the surface of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) lesions. The Xoft System is FDA cleared for the treatment of cancer anywhere in the body, including early-stage breast
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Lung cancer kills more Kentuckians every year than the next eight most common cancers combined. Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) is working to reduce lung cancer incidences and deaths in the state through advanced screening technologies. “Of all the cancers that are treated at PMC, we see more cases of lung cancer than any other,” explained
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