The Thyra M. Humphreys Center for Breast Health at Evangelical Community Hospital offers expert diagnostic services and care in a supportive, comfortable setting for women with healthy breasts as well as those who are experiencing breast-health issues.

At the Center for Breast Health a compassionate, caring team of healthcare professionals is with patients every step of the way, from routine breast exams and screening mammograms to follow up testing, biopsies, surgery, treatment, and recovery.

For many, understanding breast health and the importance of routine screenings brings about questions. Here are some common myths the team at the Center for Breast Health and OB/GYN of Evangelical commonly hear and the facts around those questions.
Myth: If I don’t have a family history of breast cancer, I won’t get it.

Fact: Most people diagnosed with breast cancer have no known family history of the disease.
Myth: Breast cancer only happens to middle-aged and older women.

Fact: Younger women can and do get breast cancer, as do men.
Myth: All breast cancer is treated pretty much the same way.

Fact: Treatment plans vary widely depending on the characteristics of the cancer and patient preferences.
Myth: Breast cancer always causes a lump you can feel.

Fact: Breast cancer might not present as a lump, especially when it first develops.
Myth: Carrying a cell phone in your bra can cause breast cancer.

Fact: There is no evidence of a connection between cell phones and breast cancer.
Myth: Using underarm antiperspirant can cause breast cancer.

Fact: There is no evidence of a connection between underarm antiperspirant and breast cancer.