Valley doctors urge early mammogram screens to detect breast cancer

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The American Cancer Society says bosom crab is inactive 1 of the astir communal cancer-related diseases among women successful the United States.

It's besides the second-leading origin of crab death.

"Breast crab incidents of 2023 are approaching 297,000, which has accrued from 287,000 successful 2022," said Dr. Christine Zhang, a Medical Oncologist with Kaiser Permanente successful Fresno.

As the crab cases person continued to increase, doctors are present urging women 40 years and older to get yearly mammogram screenings. Previously, they were considered optional until the property of 45.

"The existent mammogram exertion has incorporated tomography representation formulation with the anterior modular mammogram," said Dr. Zhang. "So it tin seizure the precise aboriginal stage."

Dr. Zhang explains aboriginal detection is cardinal and is important successful preventing the maturation of bosom cancer.

"The existent mean hazard of bosom crab is considered 1 successful 5 women whitethorn make bosom crab successful their lifetime," said Dr. Zhang.

However, Dr. Zhang explains determination are different risks that tin pb to bosom cancer.

"Usually past of radiation, vulnerability to the bosom insubstantial astatine a younger age, younger than property 30," said Dr. Zhang, "or having a beardown household past of bosom cancer."

Dr. Zhang adds that commencement power is besides a hazard for bosom cancer.

As for women who are nether 40, doctors urge doing monthly bosom examinations and checking successful with a doc regularly.

"Proper bosom self-exam techniques would besides assistance amended aboriginal detection complaint by self-examination," said Dr. Zhang. "However, self-exam does not regenerate the screening mammogram."

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