Is a mammography test to screen for breast cancer absolutely necessary?

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in India and, by 2026, the incidence of bad cancer will increase to reach 35 percent per 100,000 women, compared with 25.8 % currently, according to a confederation of Indian industry. (ICN).

If there is a mbad in the bad, a mammogram must be performed.

A woman under 40, with no known bad cancer risk or visible symptom of the deadly disease, does not need regular mammographic testing, say health experts.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a mammogram is an X-ray image of the bad, used as a screening tool for screening for early-stage bad cancer in asymptomatic women.

"If a woman does not have bad cancer symptoms, regular mammograms before the age of 40 are not recommended," said IANS Ramesh Sarin, Senior Consultant (Surgical Oncology) at Apollo Hospitals in Indraprastha , in New Delhi.

If there is a mbad in the bad, a mammogram must be performed.

"People at increased risk (decided by the clinician who badyzes several parameters) can start screening at an earlier age, between 25 and 30 years old," said Upasna Saxena, consultant (radiation oncology) at HCG Cancer Center in Mumbai. .

In mammography, each bad is examined separately and compressed against the film for maximum visualization of mbades or calcifications.

"It helps to identify mbades or mbades that are smaller than the size that can be felt on examination, so they help in early detection of bad cancers, but at the same time, all the mbades seen on mammograms are not cancerous, "said Saxena.

However, mammography can be risky because of radiation. But experts have noted that mammography uses little energy to take the bad X-rays.

"There is no risk badociated with mammography, even though a woman undergoes 20-30 mammograms during her lifetime," Sarin said.

At the same time, "mammography should be avoided in pregnant women because the fetus will be at risk even with minimal doses".

"If this is needed in a pregnant woman, this can be done with a lead screen on the abdomen," stressed Saxena.

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in India and, by 2026, the incidence of bad cancer will increase to reach 35 percent per 100,000 women, compared with 25.8 % currently, according to a confederation of Indian industry. (CII) 2018 report entitled "Breast Cancer Landscape in India".

The cancer burden in India has more than doubled in the last 26 years, the largest increase among all therapeutic areas, with bad cancer being the most prevalent among Indian women.

However, data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) indicate that only 9.8% of women aged 15-49 in India have ever had a bad exam.

"The mammogram should be supplemented with a monthly bad self-examination or bad awareness," said Saxena, adding that bad self-examination once a month should start from 20 years old.

The experts also recommended an MRI, ultrasound or biopsy in which bad tissue or fluid is collected for laboratory badysis in younger women.

"However, these alternatives are not as sensitive as mammography, in which physical examinations can only detect bad cancer in 60 to 70% of cases, but mammography can detect bad cancer with an accuracy of 85%. ", noted Sarin.

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