Breast Cancer Screening
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Breast Cancer: Things You Should Know
www.cdc.govBreast cancer screening involves checking a woman’s breasts for cancer before there are signs or symptoms of the disease. A mammogram is an X-ray picture of the breast.
About Breast Cancer
www.cancer.orgBreast cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the breast. It can start in one or both breasts. Cancer starts when cells begin to grow out of control. (To learn more about how cancers start and spread, see What Is Cancer?1) Breast cancer occurs almost entirely in women, but men can get breast cancer2, too.
Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2017-2018
www.cancer.orgof breast cancer? Breast cancer typically produces no symptoms when the tumor is small and most easily treated, which is why screening is important for early detection. The most common physical sign is a painless lump. Sometimes breast cancer spreads to underarm lymph nodes and causes a lump or swelling, even before the original breast
Breast Imaging Frequently Asked Questions Update 2021 Q ...
www.acr.orgBreast Imaging Frequently Asked Questions Update 2021. pg. 2 Screening mammography is a radiological examination to detect unsuspected breast cancer in asymptomatic women. Standard views are obtained, and thus the interpreting physician does not need to be present at the facility to monitor the examination when the patient is imaged.