| The chance, that breast cancer is found early, it is | | | | follow-up tests confirm that no cancer was present. |
| more likely to be treated successfully. Checking for | | | | What will be this "more testing"? The doctor will call it |
| cancer in a person who does not have any | | | | a “Biopsy”. The procedure which is needed is |
| symptoms is called screening. | | | | to take a small amount of fluid or tissue must |
| Screening-Tests for breast cancer include, among | | | | remove from the breast to make a diagnosis. A |
| others, clinical breast exams and mammograms and | | | | doctor might perform fine needle aspiration, a needle |
| there is a very important base in the health-service | | | | or core Biopsy, or a surgical Biopsy. |
| for women. | | | | This tissue goes to in the lab, this tissue will be |
| The doctor or other health care professional can | | | | checked on the pathologist examines under the |
| check the breasts and underarms for lumps, during a | | | | microscope and the results let him see if any of the |
| clinical breast exam, which could be a sign of breast | | | | cells are cancerous. |
| cancer. | | | | In the last time, the Doctors are studying another |
| What is the “mammogram”? | | | | new type of surgical biopsy that removes less breast |
| “The mammogram is a special x-ray of the | | | | tissue. This new type is called an image-guided needle |
| breast and that can often detect cancers that there | | | | breast biopsy, or stereotactic biopsy. |
| are too small for a woman or her doctor to feel | | | | With this new system - If approved for general use, |
| them. “ | | | | we can await, that the result's are much more |
| A lot of studies show's that mammography screening | | | | efficient and clearly, so that the doctors would |
| has reduced the number of deaths from breast | | | | become an important surgical tool. |
| cancer. But also, some other studies have not shown | | | | Please take note, that eighty percent of U.S. women |
| a clear benefit from mammography. So- you can't | | | | who have a surgical breast biopsy do not have |
| get a 100% results! | | | | cancer! |
| But, to day there are no other ways to check out | | | | ***But take also note, that women who have breast |
| the breast cancer with a good percentage. | | | | biopsies are at HIGHER RISK of developing breast |
| Concerning that, the Scientists are continuing to | | | | cancer than women who have never had a breast |
| examine the level of benefit that mammography can | | | | biopsy.*** |
| produce. The National Cancer Institute recommends | | | | If you know that “- you will have perhaps a |
| the following: | | | | second opinion of the doctor's information's. |
| • you are a woman in your 40s, you should have | | | | The last technical review - With the magnetic |
| mammography screening every one to two years. | | | | resonance imaging, or MRI, and ultrasound we have |
| • you are a woman age 50 and older, you should | | | | two other techniques which the researchers think |
| have mammography screening every one to two | | | | might detect breast cancer with greater accuracy |
| years. | | | | and with lower risk! |
| • If you are a woman who is at higher than | | | | What's can help you? |
| average risk for breast cancer, you should seek | | | | Other new techniques used to find cancer include a |
| expert medical advice about whether to begin | | | | new way of reading mammograms called digital |
| screening before age 40 and how often to have | | | | mammography. |
| screening mammography. | | | | Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, and ultrasound |
| The results are between 5 and 10 percent of | | | | are two other techniques which researchers think |
| mammogram not normal and require more testing. | | | | might detect breast cancer with greater accuracy. |
| The one good information - the most of these | | | | |