Medical Clinic Mammogram

Dental :: Mammogram :: Endocrinology

One out of eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime.

A Mammogram is one way for early detection along with breast self-examination and yearly breast exams by a health care provider. There are risk factors which will increase a women's chance of developing breast cancer. Listed below are some risks:

• Gender - Simply being a women puts you at risk of breast cancer. While men can also get the disease, it's about 100 times more common in women than in men.
• Age - The chance of getting breast cancer goes up as women get older. Nearly 8 out of 10 breast cancers are found in women age 50 or older.
• Family History - Breast cancer risk is higher among women whose close blood relative has the disease. Your risk of developing breast cancer is increased if:

  You have two (2) or more relatives with breast or ovarian cancer.

  If breast cancer occurs before the age of 50 in a relative (mother, sister, grandmother, aunt) on either side of the family.

  If your mother or sister has a history of breast cancer.

  Having a first (1) degree relative (mother, sister, daughter) with breast cancer approximately doubles a women's risk.

Personal History of Breast Cancer: Women with cancer in one breast have a greater chance of getting a new cancer in the other breast or in another part of the same breast. This is different from the first cancer coming back.

Earlier Breast Radiation: Women who have had radiation treatment to the chest area (as treatment for another cancer) earlier in life have a greatly increased risk of breast cancer.

A women's chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer is:

• Age 30 -39 :: 1 in 233
• Age 40 -49 :: 1 in 38
• Age 50 -59 :: 1 in 69
• Age 60 -69 :: 1 in 27