Baptist Health Corbin urges residents to educate themselves on the signs and symptoms of breast cancer

CORBIN, KY (October 10, 2025) - Breast cancer remains the most diagnosed cancer among women, so it’s important for men and women to be vigilant and informed about the signs and symptoms of the disease. Baptist Health Corbin is raising awareness to promote early detection and treatment.

Early signs and symptoms of breast cancer include: 

• A lump in the breast.
• A rash around the nipple.
• Changes in the appearance, shape and size of the nipple changes.
• Thickening of breast tissue.
• Discharge from the nipple.
• Pain in the breast.
• Pain or swelling in the armpit.
• Skin on the nipple may flake, peel or scale. 

Early detection remains a crucial factor in the battle against breast cancer, so performing monthly breast cancer self-exams can be crucial.

“Monthly breast exams are important because they can help detect changes in your breast, such as a lump, thickening or dimpling.  When breast cancer is detected early, the chances of survival are much greater,” Lindsey Jones, Breast Cancer Navigator at Baptist Health Corbin.

While mammograms can help detect cancer before feeling a lump, breast self-exams can help someone become more familiar with the look and feel of their breasts so irregularities can be noticed sooner. Reach out to your healthcare provider if you notice any changes in your breasts, such as a new lump, sore spot, changes in the appearance of skin, or discharge from the nipple.

To schedule your yearly mammogram, call 606.523.8602.

About Baptist Health Corbin’s history

In late July 1986, Baptist Regional Medical Center, which operated out of the old Corbin Municipal Hospital on Bishop Street, moved to a new facility on Cumberland Falls Highway. Three sites had been considered for the relocation and, after much debate, Whitley County was chosen.

Patients were brought by ambulance from Southeast Kentucky Baptist Hospital to the relocated medical center. The new facility was spacious and allowed for an increase in the number of beds — unlike the former space, which was leased and landlocked, leaving no room for expansion.

To build the new 210-bed hospital, more than 160,000 tons of earth were moved for construction of the $32 million facility.

The new space enabled multiple services to be added over the years, including magnetic resonance imaging, Neonatal Intensive Care units for newborns who require extra care, laser surgery, women’s health services at the Women’s Health Care Center, and help for emotional problems and addictions through the Trillium Center.

"Quality close to home" was the medical center’s mission statement. In 2001, the center became the first hospital to win the Governor’s Gold Quality Award, given to companies for their public service work.

Baptist Regional expanded its facilities several times, including the addition of an emergency department and the opening of a Critical Care unit and Outpatient Surgery Center.

Off-site facilities also opened, such as Baptists Physicians Southeast, allowing for many more physician services, such as pulmonary, transfusion, and psychiatry for adults and adolescents. 

In 2012, the hospital changed its name to Baptist Health Corbin as part of a systemwide rebranding effort.

Today, Baptist Health Corbin is a 273-bed, acute care facility providing a wide variety of healthcare services to residents of Whitley, Knox, Laurel, Bell, Clay, McCreary counties in Kentucky and Harlan and Campbell counties in Tennessee.