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Mammography uses a low-dose x-ray for examination of breast tissue to diagnose breast conditions. It plays a central role in the early detection of breast cancers by showing changes in the breast before a patient or physician can feel them.
Follow the links below to find information about to mammography and mammograms.
Reviewed January 2008
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Breast implants and mammograms
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Better Health Channel
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Breast screening mammograms are generally safe for women with breast implants. However, there may be risks and it is important to consider the risks alongside the benefits before deciding to attend BreastScreen. Breast screening mammograms might be less effective in detecting cancer in its early stages because the presence of the implant affects how much breast tissue can be seen.
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Oct 2008
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BreastScreen Australia Program: about the program
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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The program aims to achieve significant reductions in mortality and morbidity from breast cancer by actively recruiting and screening women aged 50-69 years for early detection of the disease.
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Oct 2008
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Breast screening
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Better Health Channel
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Breast cancer is a major health issue for women. BreastScreen Australia offers free mammograms at two-year intervals to women aged between 50 and 69. Women aged 40 to 49 and 70 or over may also be screened if they wish.
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Sep 2008
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BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2004-2005
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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Breast cancer is the most common cause of death from cancer in Australian women. The BreastScreen Australia Program aims to reduce mortality and morbidity from breast cancer by maximising early detection and reports key program activity, performance and outcome indicators to monitor the achievements of the BreastScreen Australia Program.
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Jun 2008
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Breast cancer screening. What you should know.
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Queensland Health
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A breastscreen is a screening mammogram, or special breast x-ray, taken at a BreastScreen Queensland Service. Having a breastscreen every two years is the best way of finding breast cancer early, and gives you a better chance of successful treatment and recovery.
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Apr 2008
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Early detection of breast cancer
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Early detection methods for breast cancer include screening mammography, clinical breast examination (carried out by a trained health professional) and breast awareness.
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Apr 2008
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Breast x-ray screening
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Better Health Channel
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A breast x-ray or mammogram is the best way to detect breast cancer in its earliest stages. A mammogram every two years is recommended for women aged 50 to 69 years.
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Mar 2008
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Over-diagnosis from mammography screening - NBCC position statement
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National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC)
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Evaluation of mammography screening services following trials indicates mortality reductions of a similar magnitude to those seen in the trials. These mortality reductions come at a cost, in that women can experience anxiety when screened, and some have further investigations of screen-detected abnormalities that are not found to be cancer.
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Jan 2008
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Interventions for relieving the pain and discomfort of screening mammography
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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This review tried to identify and assess clinical studies of interventions designed to reduce the pain or discomfort that women can experience during mammography. A set of quality criteria were decided to ensure that only studies that were relevant and ...
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Nov 2007
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Mammography
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Better Health Channel
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Mammography is a low dose x-ray of your breasts. It is used for screening and diagnosis of certain conditions that affect breast tissue. It is commonly used for the early detection of abnormal growths such as breast cancer.
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Oct 2007
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Detection of Breast Cancer
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to information on detection and screening for breast cancer.
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Sep 2007
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Breast implants
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Better Health Channel
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Breast implants are used to enlarge healthy breasts or reproduce the look of an original breast after mastectomy. Some of the complications of breast augmentation include implant rupture and deflation, and loss of nipple sensation.
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May 2007
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Synoptic breast imaging report
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National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC),National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC)
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The National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC) Synoptic breast imaging report is a lesion-based synoptic report using a five-point classification system.
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Apr 2007
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BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2003 - 2004
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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This is the seventh annual report based on key program activity, performance and outcome indicators to monitor the achievements of the BreastScreen Australia Program.
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Apr 2007
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Investigating breast changes
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National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC)
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It is recommended that the doctor uses an approach known as the triple test to find the cause of a breast change. However, it should be noted that many women with breast changes will not need all of these tests.
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Nov 2006
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Follow up monitoring
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National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC)
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Follow up monitoring after treatment for breast cancer
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Nov 2006
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Breast cancer
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The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
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About Breast Cancer. What is Breast Cancer? Who is most at risk of developing breast cancer? Mammography. Common Breast Problems. External Resources - organisations and other sources of support
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Nov 2006
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How do I arrange a mammogram?
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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This section contains a step-by-step guide to making an appointment with a BreastScreen Australia service and tells you how the screening mammogram is taken.
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Sep 2006
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Screening for breast cancer with mammography
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Screening uses a test to check people who have no symptoms of a particular disease, to identify people who might have that disease and to allow it to be treated at an early stage when a cure is more likely. Mammography uses X-ray to try to find early br...
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Jul 2006
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Breast cancer prevention
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myDr
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In the battle against breast cancer, it helps to know your breasts. They are made up of fat, nipple, milk glands (alveoli) and ducts through which milk can pass from the glands to the nipples.
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Jun 2006
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