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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Breast Cancer Screening
The key to curing breast cancer is early detection and prompt treatment. A physical examination, mammography and breast self-examination (BSE) make up the conventional early detection approach...
Due to modern mammography equipment and techniques, women only receive a minimal amount of radiation during the procedure. With the newer techniques that are available, a large percentage of the cancer is detected when the tumors are 2 centimeters or smaller. Two x-rays are taken of each breast during mammography, one from above and one from the side. A specially trained physician called a radiologist reads the mammogram to see if any suspicious areas exist. Routine mammography screening appears to reduce breast cancer mortality by approximately 25%.
in www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/screening-main.html
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Breast Cancer Screening
The key to curing breast cancer is early detection and prompt treatment. A physical examination, mammography and breast self-examination (BSE) make up the conventional early detection approach...
Due to modern mammography equipment and techniques, women only receive a minimal amount of radiation during the procedure. With the newer techniques that are available, a large percentage of the cancer is detected when the tumors are 2 centimeters or smaller. Two x-rays are taken of each breast during mammography, one from above and one from the side. A specially trained physician called a radiologist reads the mammogram to see if any suspicious areas exist. Routine mammography screening appears to reduce breast cancer mortality by approximately 25%.
in www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/screening-main.html