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Is Ultrasound the most accurate and affordable procedure in detecting malignant tumors of the breast or breast cancer?
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It depends on the country. Overdiagnosis relates to the finding of a cancer that doesn’t act in a life-limiting way. Since the beginning of mammography and PSA eras we have diagnosed a lot of such disease.Mammography has not changed the percentage of women who have metastatic disease, rather it has ....
One can start driving after 6 weeks post-surgery to be on the safer side. If other additional treatments are going on, it is best to ask your doctor for such instructions.
Stage is usually expressed as a number on a scale of 0 through IV — with stage 0 describing non-invasive cancers that remain within their original location and stage IV describing invasive cancers that have spread outside the breast to other parts of the body. Stage 0 Stage I Stage II Stage III ....
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Two tests may be better than one.
That’s the conclusion of researchers in a new study that looked at the reliability of both ultrasounds and mammograms. Where mammography is available, ultrasound should be seen as a supplemental test for women with dense breasts who do not meet high-risk criteria for screening MRI and for high-risk women with dense breasts who are unable to tolerate MRI.
However, mammograms expose women to small doses of radiation. Also, it may miss masses in dense breasts. Breast ultrasound has its advantages, too. The technician may look for lesions hidden within dense breast tissue (parenchyma). There’s no radiation involved. How effective an ultrasound exam depends on the skill of the person performing it.
Human error can lead to overlooked lesions or misinterpreted results. But unlike mammography, ultrasound can’t make out architectural distortions, calcifications, or asymmetries. There is also a higher false-positive rate of ultrasound compared to mammography. False positives often lead to more tests, including biopsies. That can add to healthcare costs.