It very important to get breast cancer diagnosis on early stage of this disease. There are many causes and risk factors associated with breast cancer.

A woman who have risk factors of breast cancer and knows that it is in her family history and the blood relative also have this disease. Apart from that, other factors such as age, race and age of menarche also have chances to suffer from this disease.

Such women who have risk factors should be specially careful and cautious and should take care of the environment they live in, changes in their lifestyle and should also note changes that take place in their body.

Diagnosis of breast cancer on early stages

Watching out for breast cancer symptoms is important not in just the case of women who have risk factors associated but with every other women.

According to estimate, around 15% women who have family history and risk factors suffer from this disease whereas 85% women who neither have any family history nor any association with risk factors get this disease which means every woman should take necessary precautions and if in case a woman suffers from this disease, she should take steps immediately in order to get the treatment started.


In case of cancer, it is said that the sooner the treatment, the better are the chances of cure. Therefore a woman should keep aware of the changes taking place in her body and she should not wait but take measures as soon as possible.

After the early signs and symptoms are felt by a woman who includes redness or discharge, pain in breast or swelling or dimpling, then it becomes vital to go through proper detection pres which involves screening and mammography.

Breast cancer tests and exams

Breast cancer diagnosis - mammography

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Mammography is a good way to identify breast cancer in its most initial stage. It is recommended by the American Cancer Society that women who are 40 years or older should go through mammography every year and health provider lets you know if you are in good health.

It is also important for girls aged 20 or above and women aged below 30 to go through CBE (clinical breast exam).

CBE is quite effective in displaying results regarding your health and also helps detect breast cancer in its initial stage.

Apart from this, self breast exam (SBE) is also essential in determining if there is something wrong or not. Girls in their teenage or 20s should conduct this test and report the physician about this. The procedure for carrying out SBE is given in books, and at our website.

As you see breast cancer diagnosis on initial stage of this disease is very important. So remember about SBE and about annual mammography, it will help you to recognize breast cancer when it not too late.

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