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If
you're a women, you've probably thought about breast cancer. The disease is prevalent,
affecting one of every nine women. This statistic is frightening, but there is
hope. The cure rate for breast cancer is 85 percent when detected early. You can
protect yourself by performing monthly breast exams, seeing your doctor on a regular
basis, and having mammograms at regular intervals.
"Start examining
your breast when you're young," says Marlyn Balanag, lead mammographer at
Deering Hospital. "You won't know what you're feeling at first, but you'll
know when something is different as you become more familiar with your breasts."
Self-exams and annual physicals are sufficient throughout the twenties, but between
the ages of thirty-five and forty all women need to have a baseline mammogram.
This baseline exam is used for comparison with your other mammograms. mammograms.
After forty, doctors recommend yearly
Balanag stresses the most important
thing a woman can do to prepare for her mammogram is to bring her old films. "The
radiologist reads your mammogram with a magnifying glass to see minute details
and changes," she explains. "Everyone's breast tissue is very, very
different. We compare your old films to your new one. If you don't bring your
old films, it will delay your mammogram results." In addition, deodorant.
Some of these products may show up on the when your come for your mammogram, don't
wear any perfume, cream, or image.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness
Month, so if you haven't started a regimen of self exams, annual physicals, and
mammograms, now is the time to begin. Knowledge is power, and with awareness,
you can discover problem lumps before they become a problem.
Most insurance
programs cover the expense of a mammogram. Contact you primary care provider for
your referral. To schedule your mammogram at Deering Hospital. call (305) 256
5040. article: Deering Hospital, Better Health |
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