Breast Cancer - Detect It Sooner Rather Than Later

There are many different forms of cancer which people are now being diagnosed with and one of the most treatable of them is breast cancer. However in order for it be treated effectively then it is important that the disease is detected in its early stages of formation. In fact because there are a number of different ways in which this form of cancer can be detected it is considered to be a favorable form of cancer that can be treated and the person cured.

The best ways for helping to detect breast cancer in its early stages today is through either a breast examination being carried our or the use of a mammography test. These are the most favored ways being used today of detecting this form of cancer. In studies which have been carried out it has been found that in those women who have their cancer detected in its early stages have a greater chance of survival.

As we are now learning through our doctors and through advertisements it is important that women learn how to carry out regular examinations of their breasts for themselves. The reason for this being is that they will be much more aware of any changes that have taken place since the last time they checked them. Also it is important for those women who have a history in their family of women suffering from breast cancer to have a regular mammogram test. By doing this they will be assured that the disease can be detected at the earliest stages of growth as possible. In fact today these forms of examination as used as the basis for detecting any form of breast cancer in women.

However there are many who are unsure just how often it is they should be carrying out a breast examination or under going a mammograph in order to see if they have this form of cancer or not. Generally it is felt by medical professionals that a woman should be looking to carry out a self examination of her breasts each month. Probably the best time to be doing this is when they are having a shower.

In the USA today the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends that once a woman reaches the age of 40 she should have a first mammography and then another annually. It is the first mammography that a woman has which will be used as a base reading for all future tests that take place. However the American Cancer Society are suggesting for women where there is a history of breast cancer in their family should actually have their first mammography at the age of 35. They also feel that women who suffer from any other type of breast problems should also have a mammography at the age of 35.

A mammography is done with an x ray machine that can then detect most types of breast cancer in their very earliest stages and can be used to detect it in both women and men. The main advantage to be had from having a mammography on a regular basis is that it is able to detect the disease when it is still very small and if you were to carry out an external breast examination with your hands you would not actually feel the growth at all.

Through the use of mammography today around 85% to 90% of all forms of breast cancer are now being detected through this test. Because of the high percentage of women now being diagnosed with breast cancer in its very early stages the chances of women surviving has increased. In fact in women over the age of 50 the number of women now dying from breast cancer has been reduced by 30%.

Although mammography does help to detect breast cancer in most women, there is a small percentage (10-15%) whose form of breast can not be detected using this method. Yet upon carrying out a physical examination it can so it is vital that all women learn the correct way of examining their own breasts for signs of breast cancer. Certainly it is best that a woman does carry out an examination of her own breasts on a monthly basis and if she feels that there may be a problem can as her doctor to then carry out a physical examination as well.

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Certainly discovering that you or are loved one has breast cancer is a horrifying experience, no longer does it mean a your life is at an end. At Cancer Report we provide useful guides and articles that will help to make dealing with breast cancer much easier to handle.

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