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Clinical Breast Exam

The American Cancer Society recommends women in their 20s & 30s to have clinical breast exams once every three years until age 40. For women aged 40 and up, an annual CBE is required. During this exam, your doctor examines your breasts for lumps or other changes. He or she may be able to feel lumps you miss when you examine your own breasts and will also check for enlarged lymph nodes in your armpit.

Mammogram

A mammogram uses a series of X-ray images of your breast tissue. It is currently the best imaging technique for detecting tumors. Mammography plays a major role in early detection of breast cancers because of its high accuracy. The US Food and Drug Administration reported that mammography can find 85 to 90 percent of breast cancers in women over 50 and can discover a lump up to two years before it can be felt. According to the National Cancer Institute, women in their 40s and older should begin having a screening mammogram on a regular basis, every one to two years.

Screening Guidelines for Early Detection

The American Cancer Society gave the following screening guidelines for the early detection of Breast Cancer: Yearly mammograms are recommended starting at age 40, a clinical breast exam should be part of a periodic health exam (about every 3 years for women in their 20s and 30s and every year for women 40 and older), women should know how their breasts normally feel and report any changes promptly to their health care providers (breast self-exam is an option for women starting in their 20s) and lastly, MRI is recommended for women with approximately 20-25% or greater lifetime risk of breast cancer, including women with a strong family history.

At this time, there is no guaranteed way to prevent breast cancer. Self-examination, clinical breast exams, and mammograms  are all preventive means and should become part of every woman’s health regimen. With early detection, you have more treatment choices and a better chance of recovery. After all, it’s better to be vigilant than to be sorry. (www.asianjournal.com)

(Published October 22, 2008 p.3mdwk LAMDWK)

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