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Are you at risk for breast cancer? Simply being a woman and getting older puts you at risk for breast cancer. The older you are, the greater your chances of getting breast cancer. Also, you are at higher risk if your mother, sister, or daughter has ha...
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Are you at risk for breast cancer? Simply being a woman and getting older puts you at risk for breast cancer. The older you are, the greater your chances of getting breast cancer. Also, you are at higher risk if your mother, sister, or daughter has had breast cancer. Breast cancer is the leading cancer among women of many Asian and Pacific Islander groups in the U.S. Many women do not know they have breast cancer until it is advanced. What is a mammogram? A mammogram is a low-dose X-ray picture of the
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How do I get <span class="highlight">a</span> <span class="highlight">mammogram</span>? " " " " " " " " What else can I do? If you are <span class="highlight">in</span> your 40s or older, get <span class="highlight">a</span> <span class="highlight">mammogram</span> every 1 to 2 years. Ask your doctor or nurse to give you <span class="highlight">a</span> clinical breast exam every year. Where can I learn more? <span class="highlight">For</span> more information <span class="highlight">in</span> English, call the National <span class="highlight">Cancer</span> Institute’s <span class="highlight">Cancer</span> Information Service: 1-800-4-<span class="highlight">CANCER</span> (1-800-422-6237) TTY/TTD: 1-800-332-8615 You can also visit the National <span class="highlight">Cancer</span> Institute’s Web site at: www.cancer.gov <span class="highlight">For</span> Medicare information, visit Medicare’s Web
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Are you at risk <span class="highlight">for</span> breast <span class="highlight">cancer</span>? Simply being <span class="highlight">a</span> woman <span class="highlight">and</span> getting older puts you at risk <span class="highlight">for</span> breast <span class="highlight">cancer</span>. The older you are, the greater your chances of getting breast <span class="highlight">cancer</span>. Also, you are at higher risk if your mother, sister, or daughter has had breast <span class="highlight">cancer</span>. Breast <span class="highlight">cancer</span> is the leading <span class="highlight">cancer</span> among women of many Asian <span class="highlight">and</span> Pacific Islander groups <span class="highlight">in</span> the U.S. Many women do not know they have breast <span class="highlight">cancer</span> until it is advanced. What is <span class="highlight">a</span> <span class="highlight">mammogram</span>? <span class="highlight">A</span> <span class="highlight">mammogram</span> is <span class="highlight">a</span> low-dose X-ray picture of the
Screening Mammograms: Questions and Answers
been found. Screening mammography can help reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer among women ages 40 to 70. Potential harms of screening mammography include false-negative results, false-positive results, overdiagnosis, overtreatment, and radiation exposure. NCI recommends tha...
Understanding Breast Changes: A Health Guide for All Women
Understanding Breast Changes: A Health Guide for Women - National Cancer Institute Skip to content In English | En español National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health Search NCI Home Cancer Topics...
Staging: Questions and Answers
person’s cancer based on the extent of the original (primary) tumor and whether or not cancer has spread in the body. Staging is important for several reasons: Staging helps the doctor plan the appropriate treatment. The stage can be used to estimate the pers...
Colorectal Cancer Screening: Questions and Answers
cleansing of the lower colon is necessary for this test. Colonoscopy—In this test, the rectum and entire colon are examined using a lighted instrument called a colonoscope. During colonoscopy, precancerous and cancerous growths throughout the co...
Metastatic Cancer: Questions and Answers
someone have a metastatic tumor without having a primary cancer? No. A metastatic tumor is always caused by cancer cells from another part of the body. In most cases, when a metastatic tumor is found first, the primary cancer can also be found...
Menopausal Hormone Use: Questions and Answers
mammography less effective for the early detection of breast cancer (6, 8). Women taking hormones had more repeat mammograms to check on abnormalities found in a screening mammogram and more breast biopsies to determine whether abnormalities detected...
Bone Cancer: Question and Answers
but benign tumors do not spread, do not destroy bone tissue, and are rarely a threat to life. Malignant tumors that begin in bone tissue are called primary bone cancer. Cancer that metastasizes (spreads) to the bones from other parts of the body, such as the breast...
Understanding Nanodevices (PowerPoint)
Death Rates Education and Training for Health Professionals Cancer Trends Progress Report: 2011/2012 Update Nanodevices Slide Number and Title What Is Nanotechnology? Nanotechnology Plays by Different Rules Designing Nanodevices for Use in the Body Manufac...
Cryosurgery in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers
Popular Resources NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms NCI Drug Dictionary Search for Clinical Trials NCI Publications Español Cryosurgery in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers Key Points Cryosurgery is a technique for freezing and kill...
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