Breast Cancer Screening
Two tests are commonly used to screen for breast cancer.
(1) Mammogram
(2) Clinical Breast Exam (CBE)
If a lump or other change is found by mammogram or CBE, follow-up tests may be needed.
Other Screening Tests are
(3) MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
(4) Tissue sampling
3 methods of tissue sampling are
(a) Fine-needle Aspiration
(b) Nipple Aspiration
(c) Ductal Lavage
Who should do Breast Cancer Screening ?
If Girls/Ladies who have a family history of cancer - they should do Self Exam and CBE at 30.
If Women who have a family history of cancer - they should do Mammogram at 36.
If Women who have No family history of cancer - they should do Self Exam, CBE and Mammogram at 40.
