Breast health and preventative screening

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2023-09-06

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Walker-Smith, Tammy

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Breast health and its importance in every stage of a woman’s life is discussed from adolescence, across the life span, and addressing the aging process. The importance of self-breast exams, clinical breast exam, and screening mammograms play an integral part of ensuring early detection of breast cancer. The risk factors, genetic mutations, and how breast cancer is triggered is discussed. The advancements in screening recommendations, genetic testing, and treatments is explored and what innovative approaches are being taken to prevent, treat, and cure breast cancer.

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mammary glands, mammogram, breat cancer screening, BRCA1 & 2 gene, breast cancer, next-generation sequencing, MammaPrint, adjuvant therapy

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CC BY 3.0 DEED Attribution 3.0 Unported

Citation

Walker-Smith, T. (2023). Breast Health and Preventive Screening. IntechOpen. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.112597