Oncology and Radiology

Breast cancer detection, Prevention and diagnosis

Breast cancer is the top cancer in women both in the developed and the developing world. Early detection is always better and can be done through screening methods. If family history is there for breast cancer, then one should go for the advice of a doctor .If family history is there for breast cancer, then one should go for the advice of a doctor. Screening methods are medical breast examination, mammography, and other imaging techniques. If the lump is there in the breast it can be breast cancer. X-rays are taken to closely observe the breast cancer which is known as a mammogram. After lump detection or other sign mammogram is used.

• Self-examination
• Mammogram             
• Mammogram side effects and controversies