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What Do You Know About Mammograms?
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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The benefits and limitations of mammography vary based on factors like age and personal risk. Experts have different recommendations for mammography. Currently, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening every two years for women ages 50 to 74. The American Cancer Society recommends yearly screening for all women ages 40 and older. Women should talk with their doctors about their personal risk factors before making a decision about when to start getting mammograms or how often they should get them.
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 with 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. Research studies so far have not shown that digital images are more effective in finding cancer than X-ray film images. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) says that perimenopausal women with dense breasts may benefit from digital mammograms. From the patient's point of view, digital mammography is the same as the screen-film system—the mammograms are taken in the same way.
How accurate are mammograms done on women over the age of 65?
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The NCI says that the ability of a mammogram to detect a cancer (called sensitivity) ranges from 54 to 58 percent in women younger than 40 to 81 to 94 percent in those older than 65.
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