
Breast Cancer Myths
Since the causes of breast cancer are not completely known, many people have misconceptions about the disease. Here are 10 common beliefs about breast cancer that are not true.
Knowledge of the journey from proper breast health through a breast biopsy and beyond can provide essential answers and better peace of mind.
Since the causes of breast cancer are not completely known, many people have misconceptions about the disease. Here are 10 common beliefs about breast cancer that are not true.
Although a mammogram remains the most common and effective screening device for detecting early stage breast cancer, there are occasions where it may not reveal a breast lump or other abnormality.
Breast MRI is a special test, used in select high-risk women, to find small lesions invisible to traditional imaging methods such as mammography or breast ultrasound. This provides patients with the earliest and most accurate and complete diagnosis possible.
The past decade has seen dramatic improvements in breast biopsies, giving physicians and patients new choices in breast biopsy procedures.
Once a breast lump or breast abnormality has been detected, your doctor may want to conduct a breast biopsy.
A breast biopsy diagnosis may reveal that a breast abnormality is benign, or non-cancerous. This is good news.
Breast cancer actually describes a variety of cancers that occur within the breast. Breast cancer is typically categorized by two factors – where the cancerous cells are located and whether the cancer is prone to spreading.
It is very common to have a multidisciplinary team working together with a patient throughout their cancer journey.
A breast biopsy using a Mammotome vacuum-assisted breast biopsy device can help a doctor make a highly accurate breast cancer diagnosis without the need for open breast biopsy surgery.
Since 1995, more than 10 million women worldwide have had a successful procedure using a Mammotome Breast Biopsy System1.
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