By Meng Y
It is true that 1 in 12 women will contract breast cancer at some venue of their life. As a person gets older their odds will begin to increase. Treatment can be both effective and simple with modern medicine. The key to having successful breast cancer treatment is vital to the early detection of breast cancer. Having a mammogram regularly is a way to ensure early detection.
A mammogram is a procedure where an x-ray photo of the breast is taken. The x-rays are looked at and examined by a radiologist who is trained to notice the subtle differences in pictures that might indicate a tumor. Distinguishing between cysts and cancerous growths is a necessary part of this process.
When having a mammogram you will be asked to partially disrobe and lie on a cold, flat surface. Be prepared to experience mild discomfort levels. As the procedure progresses the discomfort will continue.
As the technician prepares you to have the x-ray photograph they will usually place a device called a compressor over your breast. The compressor is necessary to flatten the tissue in effort to get the clearest possible x-ray photograph. The discomfort you undergo is not pleasant but the procedure typically takes no more than a few minutes and its worth it for the information that you receive.
X-ray photographs are usually taken from many different angles to give the radiologist many different views. Tumors start small and can be located deep, underneath breast tissue. The more visual information that a doctor can look at the better chance they have trying to determine whether or not cancer exists. Also, the better they are able to see the area the more confidently they are able to advise as to whether or not a tumor exists.
Some contemporary hygiene products can actually lessen the clearness with which the x-rays are viewed. Deodorant that contains aluminum oxide, sunscreen, and skin ointments might obscure the view by absorbing some of the energy emitted for x-ray. It is important to take a good shower on the day of your mammogram and not use any powders, creams, lotions, sprays, or other products.
As part of the test, physicians will sometimes perform a manual exam similar to a breast self-exam. They'll be looking for much the same thing as you would. Though they can't know your body history as intimately as you, they are skilled at detecting subtle thickening, lumps and other indicators.
In the mammogram and the exam they'll be looking for hardened cell clumps, which are often immobile and irregular in shape. Soft, mobile lumps may be nothing more than a benign, fluid-filled cyst.
When a patient wants it their insurance company is willing to cover the expense if there is a good reason for additional tests to be conducted. Other procedures can help to supplement mammogram findings. Ultrasound is now becoming more common. They are limited in their ability to help detect early cancer development but a mammogram is also.
More sophisticated tests have been developed, such as the QM-MSP (quantitative multiplex methylation-specific PCR), that can detect cancer growths as small as a clump of 50 cells with high reliability. As time progresses, such accurate tests will move into the mainstream. In the interim, a mammogram continues to be a good tool for providing peace of mind to the overwhelming majority of women.
A mammogram is a procedure where an x-ray photo of the breast is taken. The x-rays are looked at and examined by a radiologist who is trained to notice the subtle differences in pictures that might indicate a tumor. Distinguishing between cysts and cancerous growths is a necessary part of this process.
When having a mammogram you will be asked to partially disrobe and lie on a cold, flat surface. Be prepared to experience mild discomfort levels. As the procedure progresses the discomfort will continue.
As the technician prepares you to have the x-ray photograph they will usually place a device called a compressor over your breast. The compressor is necessary to flatten the tissue in effort to get the clearest possible x-ray photograph. The discomfort you undergo is not pleasant but the procedure typically takes no more than a few minutes and its worth it for the information that you receive.
X-ray photographs are usually taken from many different angles to give the radiologist many different views. Tumors start small and can be located deep, underneath breast tissue. The more visual information that a doctor can look at the better chance they have trying to determine whether or not cancer exists. Also, the better they are able to see the area the more confidently they are able to advise as to whether or not a tumor exists.
Some contemporary hygiene products can actually lessen the clearness with which the x-rays are viewed. Deodorant that contains aluminum oxide, sunscreen, and skin ointments might obscure the view by absorbing some of the energy emitted for x-ray. It is important to take a good shower on the day of your mammogram and not use any powders, creams, lotions, sprays, or other products.
As part of the test, physicians will sometimes perform a manual exam similar to a breast self-exam. They'll be looking for much the same thing as you would. Though they can't know your body history as intimately as you, they are skilled at detecting subtle thickening, lumps and other indicators.
In the mammogram and the exam they'll be looking for hardened cell clumps, which are often immobile and irregular in shape. Soft, mobile lumps may be nothing more than a benign, fluid-filled cyst.
When a patient wants it their insurance company is willing to cover the expense if there is a good reason for additional tests to be conducted. Other procedures can help to supplement mammogram findings. Ultrasound is now becoming more common. They are limited in their ability to help detect early cancer development but a mammogram is also.
More sophisticated tests have been developed, such as the QM-MSP (quantitative multiplex methylation-specific PCR), that can detect cancer growths as small as a clump of 50 cells with high reliability. As time progresses, such accurate tests will move into the mainstream. In the interim, a mammogram continues to be a good tool for providing peace of mind to the overwhelming majority of women.
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