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Mammography Facts
- Mammography is a low-dose x-ray examination that can detect breast cancer up to two years before it is large enough to be felt.
- Mammography is the single most effective method
of early detection.
- Screening mammography is an x-ray examination
of the breasts with no known breast problems.
- Diagnostic mammography is an x-ray examination
of the breast(s) with a known problem such as a
lump, pain, nipple discharge or thickening, or any
unusual changes in the breasts.
- A diagnostic mammogram involves various images
of the breasts to rule-out breast cancer or clarify a
suspicious area of the breast.
- On average, mammography will detect about 80% -
90% of breast cancers in women without symptoms.
- Women over 40 should have an annual mammogram.
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