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Health Encyclopedia: Breast Cancer Diagnosis And Screening: Breast Self Exam And Mammograms

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Breast Examination by a Health Professional. Early detection of breast cancer significantly reduces the risk of death. Women between the ages of 20 and 49 should have a physical examination by a health professional every 1 -2 years. Those over age 50 should be examined annually. A breast exam by a health professional can find 10 - 25% of breast cancers that are missed by mammograms. Between 6 - 46% of the lumps detected by examination are malignant. (The yield is lowest in younger women...

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Expert & Community Posts

Film Mammograms and Digital Mammograms: What's the Difference?

By Jacki Donaldson , Health Expert

...cancer. That makes me a strong candidate for digital mammography, an updated version of the... Read more »

Dense Breasts? Breast Cancer Screening Tools Are Getting Better

By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...do you. Now, two new alternatives/adjuncts to mammography have appeared on the horizon: one... Read more »

Pregnant, With Breast Cancer: From Discovering a Lump to Breast Biopsy

By Traci Mulder , Health Expert

...squashing was complete, I was sent back out of the mammography suite to wait. I expected the... Read more »

Screening MRI for Breast Cancer: Should YOU Get One?

By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...should be screened for breast cancer. Until now, mammography has been the screening method... Read more »

TELL YOUR MOTHER, YOUR SISTER, YOUR DAUGHTER, YOUR AUNT.... EVERY SINGLE FEMALE IN THE POPULATION

By Cancer Vixen , Health Expert

GET YOUR MAMMOGRAM!!! It's National Mammography Day on October 17, 2008! If you're 40 and over, or... Read more »

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Health Guide

Digital Mammogram: Who should get this type of mammogram for early breast cancer detection?

...receiving mammograms—but I’ve had breast cancer. That makes me a perfect candidate for digital mammography, an updated version of the widely accepted and most effective form of testing for... Read more »

Menopause: References

...Hendrix SL, Rodabough RJ, Paskett ED, et al. Effects of conjugated equine estrogens on breast cancer and mammography screening in postmenopausal women with hysterectomy. JAMA.... Read more »

Breast MRI and the New American Cancer Society Guidelines for Breast Cancer Detection

...month, when radiologists needed to get a better read on potential breast cancers than they could from mammography alone. Now my tech performs the highly sensitive breast exam, which uses... Read more »

Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis

...ovaries. Unfortunately, there are no screening tests for ovarian cancer that are the equivalent to mammography for early detection of breast cancer. Therefore, only about 25% of ovarian cancer... Read more »

Breast Cancer Surgery: Lumpectomy, Breast Conserving Surgery, Mastectomy, and Side Effects

SurgerySurgery forms a part of nearly every patient's treatment for breast cancer. The initial surgical intervention is often a lumpectomy, the removal of the tumor itself. In the past, mastectomy... Read more »

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Related News

Reminders Boost Breast Cancer Screening

April 03, 2007

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women who receive mammography reminders are more likely to get screening. Regular health service reminders could improve... Read summary »

All 40-Somethings may not Need Mammography

April 04, 2007

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Not every woman in her 40s necessarily needs regular mammograms. According to a new clinical practice guideline developed by... Read summary »

Computers Detect Breast Cancer

November 04, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research shows when a computer-aided detection system is used in breast cancer screening, it detects cancer as effectively... Read summary »

Remember Your Mammogram

August 11, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Do you forget to schedule those doctor appointments on a regular basis? A reminder program may lead to more women to... Read summary »

Medical Debate: Mammogram or Not?

May 05, 2008

TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Terri and JoEllen Warnke spend each Thursday together. JoEllen is a nurse, and Terri's a volunteer. The two... Read summary »

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