Breast Cancer		Effectiveness of Mammograms   What percentages of mammograms uncover cancer? According to the American Cancer Society, only 1 or 2 of every 1,000 mammograms lead to a cancer diagnosis. About 10% of women tested by mammography will need to have an additional mammogram to clarify or confirm the findings of the first mammogram. Of this 10%, only 8% to 10% will need to have a biopsy. About 80% of these results of these biopsies will not be cancer. Questions Related to Effectiveness of Mammograms What are the signs and symptoms of breast cancer? I found a lump in my breast. What should I do? What is breast cancer? What is a breast mass? Will I die if I get breast cancer? Why do I need a biopsy, if a mammogram has located a mass? What is a biopsy? What do the results of biopsies mean? What are the different types of biopsies? What is a benign tumor? What is the Sentinel Lymph Node? What is Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy? What is a pathologist? What are the different categories of mammograms? What do the categories mean? Which categories of mammogram results should I be concerned about? What are intra-mammary lymph nodes? What are calcifications? What are microcalcifications? What are macrocalcifications? What is the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BIRADS)? What is DCIS? How is DCIS different from invasive breast cancer? What is Paget’s disease? Why is inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) so hard to diagnose? What are the stages of breast cancer? What are terms other than the numerical staging categories used for assessing how far the cancer has spread? What is peau d’orange? What is ploidy? What is oncogene overexpression? What are the characteristics of breast cancers that determine treatment options? What is HER-2 status? What are hormone receptors? What are estrogen receptors? What do they have to do with breast cancer? My cancer is ER-positive. Is this a good thing? What is the difference between invasive and non-invasive cancer? What is meant by a tumor’s margins? What is LCIS? What is schlerosing adenosis? What are the different types of breast cancer? I have been diagnosed with breast cancer. What questions should I ask my doctor? Page 1 of 1    | 1 |

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