3D Mammography
如果你是40岁以上的女性,你应该每年做一次乳房x光检查.
We are now offering 3D Mammography sevices.
Schedule your mammogram by calling (931) 967-8258.
筛查性乳房x光检查不需要医生转诊.
The Benefits of 3D Mammography
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System-Winchester, 是自豪地提供最新的3D乳房x光检查,让医生发现异常,以前很难看到.
- 大约85%的乳腺癌发生在没有乳腺癌家族史的妇女身上*
- 与单独的2D相比,3D乳房x光检查可以减少不必要的回调*
- 研究表明,3D乳房x光检查可将癌症检出率提高40%*
Concerned about breast cancer?
In the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea,“女主角无法入睡,因为她能感觉到一个很小的肿块, even though it's covered by dozens of mattresses.
In real life, we are not that lucky. By the time we can feel a lump in our own breasts, 癌性肿瘤可能已经变大并扩散到乳房以外的身体其他部位. But with regular mammograms, 医生可以在更早的阶段检测到小肿瘤——比我们能感觉到它们早几年——这大大增加了成功治疗的机会.
Throughout the year and especially during October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 我们医院想让女性知道定期做乳房x光检查有多重要.
医生们知道,乳腺癌筛查每年能挽救数千人的生命, 如果更多的妇女利用这些检查,就可以挽救更多的生命.
While progress has been made across the board, including less invasive surgeries, 基因检测和更先进的诊断技术, an estimated 40,预计今年将有000名妇女死于乳腺癌.
这意味着乳腺癌仍然是美国女性的头号杀手之一, more than accidents, pneumonia or the flu. 乳腺癌是美国女性中最常见的癌症.S., other than skin cancer. 它是女性癌症死亡的第二大原因,仅次于肺癌.
That's the bad news. But there's good news as well. 目前在美国大约有250万乳腺癌幸存者.
Breast cancer death rates are going down. 这是因为越来越多的女性接受乳房x光检查,可以在早期发现癌症, most curable stages, as well as advances in treatmeent.
女性一生中患乳腺癌的几率约为八分之一,而死于乳腺癌的几率约为三十五分之一. 今年,美国约有182460名女性被诊断出患有乳腺癌.
Lowering the Risk
Unlike colorectal cancer, 哪些可以通过结肠镜检查切除息肉来预防, there is no sure way to prevent breast cancer. 但女性可以采取一些措施来降低患乳腺癌的风险, or at least help them find it in its earliest, most curable stages. These steps include:
- Maintain a healthy body weight
- Regular exercise
- Limit alcohol use
- 如果你超过40岁,每年做一次乳房x光检查
母乳喂养孩子几个月或不使用绝经后激素治疗(PHT)的妇女也可能降低患乳腺癌的风险.
大多数医生认为,乳腺癌的早期检测每年可以挽救数千人的生命, 如果更多的妇女和她们的医疗保健提供者利用这些检测,就可以挽救更多的生命.
Other Breast Cancer Facts
- 新发乳腺癌患者的平均年龄为62岁. Living longer increases one's risk. Risk rises after age 40, 这就是为什么美国癌症协会建议40岁以上的女性每年做一次乳房x光检查.
- 美国白人妇女比非裔美国人更容易患乳腺癌, Native American, or Asian women.
- 一侧患过乳腺癌的女性另一侧患乳腺癌的风险也会增加. 当乳腺癌的遗传风险是遗传的时候,这一点尤其正确.
- 如果有强烈的乳腺癌家族史,患乳腺癌的风险就会增加. 如果父母双方有亲属受到影响,情况就会如此. 如果有多名亲属患有乳腺癌,患病风险会更高, 如果亲属是“一级”亲属——母亲, sister, daughter, 如果亲属在绝经前被诊断出来.
- 研究表明,女性接触雌激素的时间越长, the more likely she is to develop breast cancer. 这包括由身体产生的雌激素,作为药物服用,或通过贴片输送. 在12岁之前开始月经的女性也有增加的风险, never had children, 长期服用激素替代疗法, or experienced menopause after age 55.
- 30岁以后才生第一个孩子的女性风险更大.
- 5%到10%患乳腺癌的女性天生携带乳腺癌易感基因BRCA1和BRCA2突变. 具有乳腺癌遗传易感性的家庭通常有几代人受到影响, 卵巢癌和其他妇科癌症的发病率较高, male breast cancer, or onset of cancer in young individuals. 如果有必要,可以对受影响或未受影响的家庭成员进行基因检测和咨询. 某些基因通常会阻止乳腺细胞分裂、生长失控并形成肿瘤. 当这些基因发生改变时,就会发生变化,细胞就不能正常生长了. Genetic changes may be inherited from either parent.