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A mammography provider stands behind a computer with multiple monitors, back to the camera. She is helping a patient get a mammogram at Edith Sanford Breast Center.

Four breast cancer screening options

Breast self-exams, mammograms and more ways to watch your breast health

Shirlene Knudtson Smook, MD ⋅ 5 min read

breast cancer survivorship: hand holding letters spelling hope with a pink ribbon as the letter O.

Breast cancer survivorship 101: What next?

Heather Casper-McLay, CNP ⋅ 5 min read

A Sanford employee in workout gear smiles triumphantly at the top of a set of stone stairs surrounded by leafy gardens.

Screening catches breast cancer early

Ellen Koester ⋅ 6 min read

A Sanford Health patient smiles by a tree. Hanging plants line the white fence behind her.

Breast cancer survivor urges women not to delay screening

Ashley Schwab ⋅ 6 min read

A Sanford Health breast cancer doctor and staff pose standing, dressed in pink.

Algorithm spots patients’ potential breast cancer risk

Carson Walker ⋅ 11 min read

Ep. 10: Preparing for your first mammogram

23 min ⋅ October 19th

When scheduling your first mammogram, you may have questions. Dr. Christina Tello-Skjerseth shares information to help you know what to expect.

Dr. Geoffrey Haft smiles in a mask for the camera during podcast recording

Ep. 10: Sanford’s EOS high-quality imaging technology

26 min ⋅ October 5th

Dr. Geoffrey Haft discusses EOS imaging technology which provides reduced radiation and is particularly important for children who are getting multiple x-rays throughout their life.

Verna Rasmussen records a podcast on the breast cancer mentor program at Sanford Health in Fargo.

Ep. 7: Encouraging women, positivity with mentor program

28 min ⋅ October 28th

Volunteers find joy guiding others through life-changing cancer journey

Sandy Dunn talks into a microphone during a podcast with Sanford Health News

Ep. 6: Women supporting women through diagnosis, treatment

31 min ⋅ October 20th

Cancer mentorship program provides support for newly diagnosed patients

IORT is a type of radiation therapy used to treat breast cancer at Sanford Health

Ep. 5: IORT, radiation therapy treatment for breast cancer

16 min ⋅ October 8th

Machine applies direct radiation to target area while sparing surrounding tissue

Doctor Jesse Dirksen sits in an upright posture, smiling during an interview

Ep. 4: Why a tumor board is critical to breast cancer care

26 min ⋅ October 2nd

Physicians meet weekly to review all cancer cases and plan treatment

Dr. Anu Gaba talks with a nurse in an office

Ep. 3: What is breast cancer research?

31 min ⋅ September 28th

Laboratory and clinical research critical to diagnosis, treatment for breast cancer

Dr. Andrea Kaster talks with a patient in an exam room

Ep. 2: Determining your breast cancer risk factor

22 min ⋅ September 28th

Know your risk and get your annual mammogram to detect cancer early

Dr. Christina Tello-Skjerseth

Ep. 1: Most-asked questions & answers on screening mammogram

40 min ⋅ September 28th

The annual screening can save lives in women over 40

Cindy Davis sits down for a podcast with host Courtney Collen

Ep. 6: Continuing care through COVID-19

24 min ⋅ September 18th

Don't forget appointments or self-care, says Dr. Cynthia Davis, OB/GYN

Less radiation makes X-rays safer, especially for children

Sanford Health introduces lower-radiation, higher quality EOSedge imaging

Mick Garry ⋅ 6 min read

Unrecognizable female doctor shows a male patient an image of his brain from an MRI scan. The image is on a digital tablet.

Sharing images helps veterans get better health care

Sanford Health joins VA digital medical image exchange to make care more seamless

Matt Holsen ⋅ 10 min read

Wonder Woman cancer patient and nurse hug

Cancer patient fights disease with superhero attitude

She arrives for chemo treatments wearing costumes and bearing gifts

Jason Anschutz ⋅ 5 min read

A pharmacist with only gloved hands visible prepares a table of COVID-19 vaccines.

Vaccine FAQs: Do COVID vaccines affect mammography results?

Swollen lymph nodes are both a vaccine side effect, and a sign it's working

Simon Floss ⋅ 6 min read

Patient enters new PET/CT Scanner at Sanford Fargo

Sanford Health Fargo installs state-of-the-art PET/CT system

New digital system is the first in the Dakotas, and the only one in a 250-mile radius

Jason Anschutz ⋅ 5 min read

Two happy women are embracing while walking on snow-covered field on a sunny day.

How to learn your own breast density and cancer risk

Screening on schedule can help detect breast cancer, even in the snowiest images

Dawn McCarty ⋅ 5 min read

Dr. Shirlene Smook smiles and stands in a white coat and stethoscope.

Sanford doctor and cancer survivor stresses continuing care

It's safe to seek care, even during the COVID-19 pandemic

Simon Floss ⋅ 5 min read

Sanford nurse practitioner smiles outside near a lake.

Sanford nurse practitioner writes book about battling cancer

Katherine Friese transformed breast cancer into an endurance sport — and won

Mick Garry ⋅ 8 min read

What it’s like to fight ovarian cancer during a pandemic

Diana Dreyer navigated surgery, chemo, quarantine with family and Sanford Health

Simon Floss ⋅ 12 min read

3 members of First Presbyterian Church's 'Piecework for Peacework' sewing group create a knot of love care blanket.

Sewing group ties ‘knots of love’ into blankets for patients

Breast cancer patients find comfort in donated blankets during treatment

Simon Floss ⋅ 7 min read

Sharing images helps veterans get better health care

Matt Holsen ⋅ 10 min read

Sanford Health Fargo installs state-of-the-art PET/CT system

Jason Anschutz ⋅ 5 min read

Less radiation makes X-rays safer, especially for children

Mick Garry ⋅ 6 min read

How to learn your own breast density and cancer risk

Dawn McCarty ⋅ 5 min read

Breast cancer survivor urges women not to delay screening

Ashley Schwab ⋅ 6 min read

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