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Test your knowledge of what steps to take to catch breast cancer in the early stages.
To get a quality mammogram, make sure the facility has which of these?
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Also ask if the facility follows FDA quality assurance programs and if the radiologists who read the mammograms are board-certified.
Which of these should you bring with you if you go somewhere else for subsequent mammograms?
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These X-rays are your property and will help the radiologist compare current films with past ones to spot changes.
If you are at average risk for breast cancer, at what age should you have a baseline mammogram?
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Experts agree that women at average risk should begin to have regular mammograms at age 40. The American Cancer Society recommends that women age 40 and older have a screening mammogram every year, while the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening mammography, every 1-2 years.
Which of these shouldn't you use on the day you go for a mammogram?
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The chemicals in these products could distort the mammogram imaging.
Although mammograms can identify tumors at a very early stage, the tumors may have been growing for how long by the time they show up on the X-ray?
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Mammograms miss 20 percent of tumors.
Mammograms most often detect breast cancer in which age group?
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About 80 percent of breast cancers occur in this age group.
What kind of diagnostic test is done if a screening mammogram shows an area that needs closer examination?
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Done with a smaller paddle, this specialized X-ray compresses the area more tightly for a better close-up view.
Digital mammography is computer-based. How does it compare to a standard X-ray mammogram?
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Digital mammography is a method that records x-ray images in computer code instead of on x-ray film. In January 2000, the FDA approved a digital mammography system that may offer potential advantages over the use of standard x-ray film. Research studies so far have not shown that digital images are more effective in finding cancer than x-ray film images. However, the National Cancer Institute is conducing research to learn whether digital mammography is as good as or better than conventional mammography. From the patient's point of view, digital mammography is the same as the screen-film system. The mammograms will be taken the same way. Digital mammography can legally be performed only in facilities that are certified.
How accurate are mammograms done on women over the age of 65?
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The National Cancer Institute reports that the ability of a mammogram to detect a cancer (called sensitivity) ranges from 54% to 58% in women under age 40 to 81% to 94% in those over 65.
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