| Of the various different types of cancer that people | | | | Cancer Society) recommend that women have their |
| are now getting, breast cancer is one of the more | | | | first mammogram when they reach the age of 40. |
| treatable of them. But it is important that if a woman | | | | This will then be used as a base reading and after |
| wants hers to be treated effectively it needs to be | | | | this they will need to have a further mammogram |
| detected in the very early stages of growth. In fact | | | | test each year. However the ACS do suggest that |
| because of the way it can be detected today breast | | | | with those women who are at a much higher risk of |
| cancer is considered to be one of the more | | | | developing this form of cancer or suffer from any |
| favorable forms of cancer that can now be treated. | | | | other type of breast problems. Then they should |
| When it comes to detecting cancer of the breast in | | | | have their first mammogram at the age of 35. |
| its early stages is by doing a breast examination or | | | | A mammogram uses an x ray machine which is then |
| using a mammography as these are the more | | | | able to detect cancer in a woman's or even |
| favored methods. In fact in studies carried out the | | | | sometimes in men's breasts. These machines are able |
| smaller the breast cancer once it has been detected | | | | to detect the cancer at its earliest stage when it is |
| then there is a much higher chance the person with it | | | | very small and would not be detected using the |
| will survive. | | | | more traditional breast examination. |
| Certainly women are now being told it is extremely | | | | Today around 85 to 90% of all the breast cancer |
| important that they carry out regular breast | | | | now be detected and treated have been found using |
| examinations on themselves as they will be more | | | | the mammogram test. This in turn has helped to |
| aware of any changes to their breasts. But also if | | | | reduce the number of women dying from this form |
| there is a history of breast cancer in the family then | | | | of cancer by up to 30% of those women over the |
| having regular mammograms will help to ensure that | | | | age of 50 who are found to have it. |
| detection of the disease can often be found during | | | | Although mammography does help to detect breast |
| its much earlier stages of formation. In fact both | | | | cancer in most women, there is a small percentage |
| examinations and mammograms are now used as the | | | | (10-15%) whose form of breast can not be detected |
| basis for detecting breast cancer in women today. | | | | using this method. Yet upon carrying out a physical |
| But a lot of women will be wondering just how often | | | | examination it can so it is vital that all women learn |
| they should under go a breast examination or | | | | the correct way of examining their own breasts for |
| mammogram in order to help to see if they have this | | | | signs of breast cancer. Certainly it is best that a |
| form of cancer or not. Certainly with breast | | | | woman does carry out an examination of her own |
| examinations a woman could carry out this for | | | | breasts on a monthly basis and if she feels that |
| herself each week and the best place to do this is | | | | there may be a problem can as her doctor to then |
| when you are having a shower. | | | | carry out a physical examination as well. |
| As for mammograms in the USA the ACS (American | | | | |