| If an abnormality is detected in a woman's breast, via | | | | could cause stress for females. Since a lump could be |
| physical examination or mammography, then | | | | a sign of breast cancer, every breast lump should be |
| additional imaging will be prescribed to enhance her | | | | looked at by a doctor. But, most breast lumps, about |
| chances of breast cancer survival. This additional | | | | 80% are not from cancer. |
| testing can include a mammogram, ultrasound, or | | | | To begin, it is essential that all women over the age |
| other forms of imaging. A biopsy may be the next | | | | of 20 years old practice monthly self exams to |
| step, depending on the results of the imaging. Biopsy | | | | ensure breast cancer survival. These self-exams help |
| is the most certain way to tell if breast cancer is | | | | women to become more familiar with how their |
| present. This part of the article will go into further | | | | breasts feel and look, so the any changes that |
| detail on this entire process, including new advances | | | | happen will be more easily detectable. Many women |
| in imaging and biopsy. | | | | do naturally have some lumpiness, as well as an |
| The diagnostic and screening tools that detect and | | | | asymetry between the left and right breasts. |
| diagnose breast cancer for breast cancer survival | | | | The key to the breast self-exam is to learn to find |
| have gotten more and more accurate ever since the | | | | changes in the breast(s) that persist over time. If a |
| early 70s, when modern mammography became | | | | new lump is found and does not disappear after the |
| widely available. Massive research and development, | | | | menstrual cycle, then it should be reported to a |
| along with clinical refinement, have made the whole | | | | physician for clinical evaluation. |
| process very precise. | | | | A physician or a woman may not be able to find out |
| The decision-making algorithm for breast cancer | | | | for sure if a lump in the breast indicates breast |
| diagnosis and detection has become very advanced. | | | | cancer unless mammography, ultrasound and biopsy |
| But the actual statistics displayed below tend to vary | | | | are done. During the biopsy of the breast, the tissue |
| greatly from area to area as a function of the | | | | from the breast is taken as a sample and examined |
| patient and population demographics. | | | | under a microscope to see if it has cancer cells. But a |
| If you discover a breast lump, by accident, whenever | | | | few symptoms related to lumps can indicate if they |
| you do a breast examination yourself or when you | | | | can be cancer or non-cancerous. |
| have a breast examination in a doctor's office, it | | | | |