MemorialCare Breast Center

Your Partner in Breast Health

Leading Breast Centers in Orange County
MemorialCare Breast Centers are among the most comprehensive breast centers in Orange County. The compassionate physicians and staff are solely dedicated to the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. MemorialCare Breast Centers are on the leading edge of breast care — equipped with state-of-the-art 3D mammography.

Helping You Maintain Optimal Breast Health
Whether you’re visiting MemorialCare Breast Centers for a routine mammogram or with needs that are more urgent, the goal is to help you maintain optimal breast health. A multi-disciplinary team of breast care clinicians, all with sub-specialized training and extensive experience, take a comprehensive, coordinated approach to treating breast cancer to ensure the optimal quality of care.

COVID-19 Vaccines and Mammograms
The COVID-19 vaccine, like other vaccinations, stimulates your immune system. This can cause a temporary enlargement of lymph nodes near where the person was vaccinated. Those lymph nodes can sometimes be seen by the radiologist reading your mammogram and make it appear to be abnormal, even when there is no indication of cancer. Since enlarged lymph nodes can result in a “false positive” on your mammogram, you could get a request to return for further testing — a call-back — which can be unsettling.

Therefore, mammograms should be scheduled before your first dose of a COVID-19 vaccination or four to six weeks after the last dose. That way, there is time for your lymph nodes to return to their normal size. As with any testing recommended by your healthcare provider, women age 40 and above should not delay recommended mammographic screening.

To schedule your mammogram, call 949-452-7200.

MemorialCare Breast Center
30492 Gateway Pl., Ste. 100
Rancho Mission Viejo
MemorialCare.org/BreastCare