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Mammography uses a low-dose x-ray for examination of breast tissue to diagnose breast conditions. It can assist with 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 March 2009
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Media release. Breast screening boost with new equipment
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Australian women are more likely to have breast cancer detected with new state-of-the-art equipment being introduced at BreastScreen Australia services. Thirteen priority projects will receive funding this financial year.
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Dec 2009
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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 breast cancer. A screening mammogram every two years is recommended for women aged 50 to 69 years.
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Nov 2009
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Breast screening
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Better Health Channel
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Breast screening is the best method for detecting breast cancer early. This offers the best chance of successful treatment and recovery. A screening mammogram is a low dose x-ray of your breasts. Two-yearly mammography screening is most effective for women aged 50 to 69 years. Most women who have abnormal mammogram results don't have cancer.
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Nov 2009
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Breast implants and mammograms
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Better Health Channel
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Breast screening mammograms (breast x-rays) are generally safe for women with breast implants. However, there may be risks. Breast screening mammograms might be less effective in detecting cancer because the implant affects how much breast tissue can be seen.
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Nov 2009
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Mammography - myDr.com.au
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myDr
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Breast cancer affects about one in 11 women under 75 years. A screening technique, known as mammography, can make early diagnosis possible.
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Oct 2009
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Why are women under 40 not included in the program?
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Queensland Health
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There are a number of reasons why women under 40 are not eligible for free breast cancer screening. As yet there is no evidence that screening mammography is effective in finding early stages of breast cancer for women under 40. The tissue of a younger woman's breasts tends to be more dense, or thicker, than that of older women.
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Oct 2009
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The simple facts about having a breastscreen
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Queensland Health
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A breastscreen, or screening mammogram, is an x-ray that can pick up small changes in the breast tissue, before they can be felt or noticed. For women over 50, a breastscreen is the most effective way to detect breast cancer in its early stages.
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Oct 2009
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The facts of life for women over 50
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Queensland Health
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A breastscreen is the most effective way to detect breast cancer in its very early stages for women over 50, well before you or your doctor can feel anything.
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Oct 2009
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Breast cancer screening and breast implants
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Queensland Health
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If you have breast implants you will be asked to sign an additional consent form before having your breastscreen. The following information may answer some of your questions about breast implants and having a breastscreen.
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Oct 2009
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Follow-up after breast cancer
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National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre
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Follow-up is recommended after treatment for breast cancer to check whether breast cancer has come back, to monitor side effects of treatment and to provide practical and emotional support.
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Oct 2009
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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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Oct 2009
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Breast cancer in Australia: an overview, 2009
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in Australian women with over 12,000 new cases diagnosed in 2006, and projections suggest that the number of new cases will continue to grow. A total of 2,618 women died from breast cancer in 2006, making it the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths for women.
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Oct 2009
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Tests for breast cancer
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National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre
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Tests for breast cancer. How is breast cancer diagnosed? It's recommended that doctors use an approach known as the triple test to find the cause of a breast change. Many women with breast changes won't need all of these tests.
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Sep 2009
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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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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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Sep 2009
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Early detection of breast cancer
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The Cancer Council Australia
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The chance of a woman developing breast cancer up to age 85 is 1 in 9. Over 12,000 women are diagnosed each year in Australia. When breast cancer is detected early, women have a much greater chance of being treated successfully and for most women the cancer will not come back after treatment.
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Aug 2009
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Early detection of breast cancer
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The Cancer Council Australia
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The Cancer Council Australia's position statement on the early detection of breast cancer
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Jun 2009
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RSIG-1 - 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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May 2009
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Imaging a new breast symptom
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Department of Health Western Australia
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Diagnostic imaging algorithm for female patients with a new breast symptom.
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May 2009
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Mammography (breast imaging)
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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A mammogram is a radiological tool used to image breast tissue. It can detect calcifications, cysts, fibroadenoma (non-cancerous breast lumps) and cancer. Simply an x-ray of the breast, mammography helps to evaluate and diagnose conditions.
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Apr 2009
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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 2009
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