Women who choose to have clinical breast exams and to perform breast self-exams should also get regular mammograms. Medical clinics, hospitals, or health care providers' offices offer breast cancer screening.
Women who want to be screened for breast cancer should talk to their health care providers about when and how often to get screened. Their health care providers can help make appointments for screening.
The call is free, and the service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Follow us on: health. Navigation menu. PDF, KB,2pg. Early detection is the key to survival. Who gets breast cancer? Although the causes of breast cancer are still unknown, there are some factors that may increase women's chances of getting the disease: Getting older - Most women are diagnosed over 60 years of age Having a first menstrual period at a young age younger than 12 years Starting menopause at an older age older than 55 years Never giving birth, or giving birth to a first child after age 30 Not breastfeeding Having had breast cancer, or a close family member mother, sister, father, daughter who has had breast cancer, especially early pre-menopausal breast cancer Having certain gene mutations such as BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 Being overweight or obese Drinking alcohol Not getting enough exercise Having a history of radiation exposure to the chest Taking hormone replacement therapy for an extended period of time.
Other possible signs of breast cancer that should be checked by a health care provider include: Swelling of all or part of a breast even if no lump is felt Skin irritation or dimpling Breast or nipple pain Nipple retraction when the nipple turns inward Redness, scaliness, or thickening of the nipple or breast skin Nipple discharge other than breast milk.
There are ways to lower your risk, which include: Drinking less alcohol Getting regular exercise Staying a healthy weight Breastfeeding exclusively breast feeding during the first 6 months, and continuing for 12 months or longer Talking to your health care provider about hormone replacement therapy, if you take it Getting regular recommended cancer screenings.
What screening tests are done for breast cancer? Mammogram - A mammogram is a low-dose X-ray of the breast.
Health care providers use a mammogram to look for early signs of breast cancer. Women ages 50 to 74 years old should have a screening mammogram every two years. Women ages 40—49 years old are encouraged to talk to their health care providers about when and how often they should have screening mammograms. Genetic mutations linked to cancers of the colon, uterus, and thyroid, as well as melanoma, may also increase the risk of breast cancer.
Doctors at NYU Langone can also test for and identify these genetic mutations. Women with high-risk mutations can choose to have prophylactic mastectomy before any cancer develops through our breast in a day surgery. Our genetic counseling and testing services can help women with these mutations better understand their risk of developing cancer.
Our counselors can recommend support services that help you manage the psychological effects of testing positive for these mutations. In addition to your family history and the results of genetic testing, doctors take other risk factors into account when developing a breast cancer screening plan for you. Certain conditions can increase your risk of developing cancer, including lobular carcinoma in situ and atypical hyperplasia, an overgrowth of cells in the milk ducts or milk-producing glands.
Prior radiation therapy—the use of high energy beams to destroy cancer cells—for conditions such as Hodgkin lymphoma and thyroid cancer can also increase your risk of breast cancer.
Some lifestyle factors may increase your risk of developing breast cancer. For example, studies show that smoking and other forms of tobacco consumption may raise the risk. Our doctors strongly urge people to quit smoking. Our specialists offer an effective Tobacco Cessation Program to help you stop for good. Smoking can increase your risk of developing breast cancer.
We can help you quit. Drinking alcohol may also increase the risk of breast cancer. Additionally, having excess weight, meaning having a body mass index BMI of 25 to Using combination hormone therapy after menopause —which includes estrogen and progesterone—can also raise breast cancer risk.
These hormones may fuel breast cancer growth. One of the strongest risk factors for developing breast cancer is age. We can help you find a cancer doctor. Call or browse our specialists. If you need help accessing our website, call Breast Cancer Screening Facebook. Opens in a new tab Twitter. Opens in a new tab. Certain hormone therapies can be used preventively if doctors determine you are at high risk of developing breast tumors that have certain hormone receptors.
These types of cancers are known as estrogen receptor positive and progesterone receptor positive. Selective estrogen receptor modulators block the potentially harmful effects of the hormone estrogen in the breast but allow it to continue to have a positive impact on your bones. The medication tamoxifen is used in both premenopausal and postmenopausal women. While it decreases the risk of breast cancer, it can increase the risk of uterine cancer, more commonly in postmenopausal women.
Raloxifene, another selective estrogen receptor modulator, is only prescribed in postmenopausal women. You may need to take tamoxifen or raloxifene for up to five years to reap the preventive benefits. These hormone therapies, which include anastrozole, letrozole, and exemestane, prevent breast cancer in postmenopausal women by blocking the small amount of estrogen that their bodies still make. Doctors can help women decide whether to have surgery to reduce their risk of developing breast cancer.
This option is most often recommended for women with genetic mutations, such as BRCA1 and BRCA2, although some women with a strong family history of breast cancer may also consider it.
A bilateral mastectomy involves removing both breasts. Women may have the option of a mastectomy that spares the nipples and areola, the ring of pigmented tissue around the nipple. Several options for reconstruction are available at the time of the surgery to help a woman preserve the natural appearance of her breasts, including our breast in a day surgery , during which surgeons perform a nipple-sparing mastectomy and implant reconstruction on the same day.
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