Mammogram
Mammography is an X-ray examination of the breast that is used
to detect and diagnose breast disease, especially Breast
cancer. Mammogram is done when a lump is found. In mammography, the breasts
are compressed between two plates and generally up to three pictures are taken.
A cancerous area shows as a dense, white patch and can be seen on a mammogram
before it can be felt by manual examination. Mammography can indicate whether
a lump is malignant (infectious or cancerous) or benign.
Age
for testing
Doctors suggest mammograms every year for
every woman starting at age 40 but if there is a family history of breast cancer
mammogram should be done at an earlier age.
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