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What Is A Mammogram

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 »

New Article on Screening and Diagnostic Mammograms

By Jacki Donaldson , Health Expert

...see more resources on breast exams, from digital mammography to breast MRI, in our special... 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 »

The Number of New Breast Cancer Cases in the US is Dropping - Screening Still Widely Used

By Kevin Knopf, MD , Health Expert

... If women were less vigilant and not undergoing mammography than the number of new cases would... Read more »

Digital Tomosynthesis: Another Possible Mammogram Replacement for Breast Cancer Diagnosis?

By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...a new technology waiting in the wings to replace mammography. Petra Lewis, a diagnostic... 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 »

Mammograms: Screening and Diagnostic

...beginning at age 40, and allows radiologists to monitor breast tissue over periods of time. Sometimes, mammography can detect changes, lumps and bumps long before patients and physicians can feel... Read more »

Ten Common Breast Cancer Myths Debunked

...community has debated whether the risks of over-diagnosis and over-treatment outweigh the benefits of mammography. Still, many medical professionals highly recommend that women get annual... 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 »

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. 2006 Apr... 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 »

Where a Mammography is Done Makes a Difference

June 24, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) With all of the factors that have been studied to determine what's involved in evaluating the accuracy of breast cancer screening,... 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 »

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 »

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