Instruction
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With the advent of such methods of diagnostics, such as digital mammography, ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging of a breast pathology has become possible to identify at the earliest stages of their development. If you care about your health, promptly get checked out by a mammologist. This will help prevent many of the problems that you may have.
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Since 20 years every year to visit mammologist. About 2-3 times a month spend a breast self-examination for the presence of seals. To pass the medical examination are recorded in a specialized center. In many large cities there are clinics which are attended by skilled oncologists and mammologists. These medical institutions are equipped with the most modern equipment.
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If you are in the risk group screened more often. This is true for those women whose female relatives have faced cancer, and for those who have been diagnosed with benign or malignant tumors. If you are over 40, do not limit yourself to the usual medical examination. Be sure to go and a mammogram. This kind of study is paid, but it allows to detect the development of abnormalities at the earliest stages.
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In order to pass the medical examination, make an appointment for it in advance. If you are under 40 years and visiting specialist has a preventive nature, can choose to receive any date convenient for you. If you suspect that you need a more in-depth examination, you need to see a specialist for 7-9 day of the menstrual cycle.
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It is known that mammography gives the most accurate result, if you pass the examination after the end of menstruation. A visit to the sea for 7-10 day cycle is most preferable for this reason. At this time, the ducts of breast dilate, swelling of the shares, infiltration around the major moves disappear. This gives you the opportunity to study the structure of mammary tissue in more detail.
Note
Remember that the doctors diagnosed a malignant tumor in only 5-10% of women who turn to them for help. Benign tumors and other tissue changes of the breast are much more common. In case of timely visit to a mammologist many diseases can be successfully cured.
Useful advice
Immediately contact mammologu, if you find in your breast the seal, and if the skin around the nipples reddened and they began to stand out liquid. These symptoms may indicate the development of very serious diseases.