Breast Cancer Screening & Treatment Options

1. Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
2. Getting a Second Opinion & Treatments
3. Overview: Treatment Methods
4. Breast Cancer Surgery
5. Radiation Therapy
6. Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
7. Hormone Therapy
8. Biological Therapy
9. Treatment Choices By Stage
10. Recurrent Breast Cancer
11. Breast Reconstruction
12. Complementary & Alternative Medicine
13. Nutrition & Physical Activity
14. Follow-Up Care
15. Sources of Support
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Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines

What is screening for breast cancer and when should I do it?

“Screening” means looking for a disease before a person has any symptoms.  The most widespread use of medical image screening is for breast cancer.  Here are guidelines from NIH’s National Cancer Institute for finding breast cancer early:

• Women 40 and older should have mammograms every 1 to 2 years.
• Women who are younger than 40 and have risk factors for breast cancer (for example, a family history of breast cancer or certain breast changes on biopsy) should discuss how often to have mammograms with their health care provider.
• Schedule clinical breast exams as well, to have your health care provider examine your breasts.
• Perform monthly breast self-exams to check for any changes.  Breast self-exams should not replace mammograms and clinical breast exams.

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