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This October, Advanced Women’s Imaging and Advanced Magnetic Imaging are proud to participate in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is one of the most common kinds of cancer in women after skin cancer.
This October, Advanced Women’s Imaging and Advanced Magnetic Imaging are proud to participate in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is one of the most common kinds of cancer in women after skin cancer. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point.
The good news is that most women can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early.
- If you are a woman age 40 to 49, talk with your doctor about when to start getting mammograms and how often to get them.
- If you are a woman age 50 to 74, be sure to get a mammogram every 2 years. You may also choose to get them more often.
Talk to a doctor about your risk for breast cancer, especially if a close family member of yours had breast or ovarian cancer. Your doctor can help you decide when and how often to get mammograms.
Screening & Early Detection Saves Lives
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We can use this opportunity to spread the word about taking steps to detect breast cancer early.
Breast cancer is one of the most common kinds of cancer in women. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point.
The good news is that most women can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early. A mammogram – the screening test for breast cancer – can help find breast cancer early when it’s easier to treat.
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a chance to raise awareness about the importance of finding breast cancer early. Make a difference! Spread the word about mammograms, and encourage communities, organizations, families, and individuals to get involved.
What is a mammogram?
A mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breast. Mammograms use a very low level of x-rays, which are a type of radiation. The risk of harm from this radiation is very low.
Mammograms can be used to screen (test) for breast cancer in women with no signs or symptoms. They can also help doctors figure out if cancer is causing a particular symptom – like a lump or another change in the breast.
When you get a mammogram, a technician will place your breast between 2 plastic plates and press it flat to get a clear picture. Getting a mammogram can be uncomfortable, but it doesn’t last long.
It takes about 20 minutes to get mammograms!!!
How can National Breast Cancer Awareness Month make a difference?
We can use this opportunity to spread the word about taking steps to detect breast cancer early.
Here are just a few ideas:
- Ask doctors and nurses to speak to women about the importance of getting screened for breast cancer.
- Encourage women ages 40 to 49 to talk with their doctors about when to start getting mammograms.
- Organize an event to talk with women ages 50 to 74 in your community about getting mammograms every 2 years.
How can I help spread the word?
Help raise awareness about breast cancer.
Get Involved
Take action to increase awareness about breast cancer and breast cancer screenings.
- Display posters about breast cancer screening in your organization’s break room.
- Ask health professionals from your local hospital or clinic to share information about mammograms and early detection of breast cancer with your organization’s members.
- Distribute materials about breast cancer screening at a local health fair.
- Partner with local women’s organizations, community groups, and senior centers to share important information on breast cancer screening with women ages 40 and older.
- Host or participate in a breast cancer walk with your organization’s member
BREAST CANCER RISK ASSESSMENT
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Know Your Risk
Did you know that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime? While you can’t prevent cancer, it is important to be proactive about your health.
The BREAST CANCER RISK ASSESSMENT helps you protect your overall health and assess your breast cancer risk and Lifetime Risk (LTR) of developing breast cancer
There are several breast cancer risk assessment tools that doctors use to calculate a woman’s risk of breast cancer. One of the most well-known is the Claus Model, which assesses breast cancer risk based.
Identifying Women Who Meet Criteria for High-Risk Screening MRI
Current American Cancer Society guidelines recommend annual screening MRI beginning by age 25 to 30 in women who have a lifetime risk (LTR) of breast cancer of 20 to 25% or more. Any of the models used to predict risk of a pathogenic mutation, or the Claus model, can be used to estimate lifetime risk for purposes of screening MRI guidelines. Annual screening MRI is also recommended in women who are known to carry pathogenic mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 (unless the woman has had bilateral mastectomy), and in women who are first-degree relatives of known mutation carriers but who are themselves untested.
At Advanced Women’s Imaging, we use the Claus Assessment Tools, designed to predict an individual’s lifetime risk of developing breast cancer. Not all tools can be appropriately applied to all patients. Each tool is most effective when the patient’s characteristics and family history are similar to those of the study population on which the tool was based.
With the Claus model, lifetime breast cancer risk estimates are based on family history. The Claus model considers the number and ages of onset of breast cancer in first- and second-degree relatives. It also distinguishes between maternal and paternal relatives.
What it tells you: The patient’s 5 years and lifetime risk to develop breast cancer. Remaining risk based on age is also calculated and displayed at 5-year increments using interpolation.
What it takes into account: Family history of breast cancer and ages of cancer diagnoses. The original model developed in 1991 only took into account a family history of breast cancer; later versions took into account ovarian cancer data. An expanded Claus model developed in 2004 also take into account bilateral breast cancer and risks for three or more affected relatives.
If the lifetime risk is greater than 20 percent using the Claus model, the patient qualifies for high-risk surveillance, according to the American Cancer Society. Women at elevated risk (≥ 20% lifetime) for breast cancer should be offered annual screening breast magnetic resonance imaging in addition to mammography.
The Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool
The Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool allows patients to estimate the risk of developing invasive breast cancer over the next 5 years and up to age 90 (lifetime risk).
The tool uses a woman’s personal medical and reproductive history and the history of breast cancer among her first-degree relatives (mother, sisters, daughters) to estimate absolute breast cancer risk—her chance or probability of developing invasive breast cancer in a defined age interval.
Several breast cancer risk assessment tools have been developed that combine known major risk factors. Risk models either predict the risk of a pathogenic mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2, risk of developing invasive breast cancer, or both. Risk models can be useful in stratifying patients into risk categories to facilitate personalized screening and surveillance plans for clinical management of the patient.
Lifetime Risk (LTR) of developing breast cancer
Occurrence(s) of breast cancer in first-degree and second-degree female relative(s) by decade age of diagnosis
MRI screening (for 20% lifetime risk threshold)
“Mammograms miss over 50% of cancers in women with the densest breasts, so offering them only mammography for breast cancer screening is discriminatory. Women with dense breasts deserve the same opportunity for early detection of breast cancer, as women with non-dense breasts.” Paula B Gordon, Radiologist, Clinical Professor, University of British Columbia
Take your Breast Cancer Risk Assessment at:
https://advancedimagingnj.com/women/breast-cancer-risk-assessment/
The information in this document does not replace a medical consultation. It is for personal guidance use only. We recommend that patients ask their doctors about what tests or types of treatments are needed for their condition.
For more information about mammograms, contact the following organizations:
- American Cancer Society (link is external)
- Phone: 800-227-2345 (TDD: 866-228-4327)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS
- Phone: 800-633-4227 (TDD: 877-486-2048)
- National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
- Phone: 800-232-4636 (TDD: 888-232-6348)
- National Cancer Institute, NIH, HHS
- Phone: 800-422-6237
- Susan G. Komen for the Cure (link is external)
- Phone: 877-465-6636
The Office on Women’s Health is grateful for the medical review in 2013 by:
- Worta McCaskill-Stevens, M.D., Community Oncology and Prevention Trials Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
- Richard E. Manrow, Ph.D., Associate Director, Office of Cancer Content Management, Office of Communications and Education, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
- Office on Women’s Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.