乳房健康

预防性筛查建议

美国癌症协会制定并通过了以下准则，用于检测无症状妇女的乳腺癌:

您的医疗保健提供者可以帮助您决定是否需要进行2D或低剂量3D乳房x光检查. A physician's order may, or may not, be required for a mammogram  this may vary. 如果需要额外的乳房成像, 乳房超声检查, breast MRI or breast biopsy services are also available. You can count on our staff to greet you in a comfortable and welcoming environment.

• 数字乳房x光检查 或标准二维乳房x线照相术已被证明比乳房x线照相术检测出更多的癌症, 尤其是50岁以下的女性, 乳房组织致密的女性, 以及绝经前和绝经后的女性.
• 低剂量3D乳房x线摄影 是一个更高级的, clinically proven screening and diagnostic tool for early breast cancer detection. 3D mammography equipment generates multiple low-dose images at different angles. This creates a detailed 3D image of the breast tissue, 为放射科医生提供更大的可见度.
• 乳房超声波 是用来进行乳房的图像引导总览，可以帮助确定任何可能存在的问题或疾病的区域吗.
• 乳房核磁共振扫描 通常是给那些遗传上易患乳腺癌的病人或那些有强烈的家族或个人病史的人吗. 对于这些病人, the American Cancer Society recommends both a mammogram and an MRI annually, 从30岁开始. For patients who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, 乳房核磁共振成像为外科医生和肿瘤学家提供了癌症范围的清晰图像，以确保提供适当的治疗. 
• 乳房活组织检查 are performed to obtain a tissue sample from a suspicious area in the breast, so that the cells in the tissue can be evaluated under a microscope. The pathologist then determines what type, if any, disease is present. Frye Regional offers ultrasound, stereotactic (X-ray) and MRI guided breast biopsies.

和你的医生谈谈你的家族史，关注的领域和乳腺癌的风险. 你可能需要做基因测试. 就能越早发现任何形式的乳腺癌, the greater the likelihood that treatment will be successful.

期待什么

• You will be asked to undress from the top and will be given a gown to wear.
• 你的乳房x光检查技术人员会告诉你整个过程，并回答你的问题，这样你就知道会发生什么.
• 放映本身只需要大约15分钟.
• 在你筛选之后, 您的结果将与您和转诊您的医生分享，以讨论任何可能的下一步措施.

3D乳房x线摄影常见问题

• 什么是3D乳房x光检查?

  3D乳房x线照相术是一种数字乳房x线照相术，它使用先进的技术从不同的角度拍摄乳房图像，并将它们组合在一起，以创建比常规2D数字乳房x线照相术更完整、更准确的乳房图像.

  3D乳房x光检查遵循的基本程序与你可能习惯的常规2D数字乳房x光检查相同. 3D只会多持续几秒钟, 稍微延长你可能感到的轻微不适的时间以及所有形式的数字乳房x光检查所涉及的低风险辐射暴露. 

• 为什么每年的乳房x光检查很重要?

  One in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. The sooner breast cancer is identified, the easier it is to treat. When it’s detected early, breast cancer has a five-year survival rate of 100%. Mammograms can detect breast cancer even before symptoms appear.

• 谁应该做乳房x光检查?

  Annual mammograms are recommended for all women ages 40 and older. 如果你不到40岁，但根据你的家族史或健康背景，你患乳腺癌的风险很高, 你可能需要在更早的年龄开始筛查. Talk with your doctor about what screening schedule is best for you.

• 我为什么要做3D乳房x光检查?

  3D乳房x光检查生成的更完整、更准确的乳房图像使我们能够比传统的2D乳房x光检查更早、更有效地发现乳腺癌, 这样我们就可以采取行动帮助你们.

  如果你有致密的乳房组织，或者以前被诊断出患有癌症或病变，3D乳房x光检查特别有效.

  3D乳房x光检查的更高准确性意味着不必要的复诊次数减少，因为假阳性结果不是癌症.

• 3D乳房x光检查有什么好处?

  3D mammograms provide you and your radiologist with:

  • 一个更完整，高质量的乳房图像
  • Earlier and more effective detection of breast cancer
  • 较低的辐射剂量
  • Digital detection tools that allow for better focus on areas of concern
  • 检查时乳房压迫减少
  • High accuracy, which can mean less return visits to the doctor for false positives
• 3D/断层合成乳房x光检查的好处是什么?
  • 减少回调成像的机会 当你做3D乳房x光检查时, our radiologists are able to have a more in depth look at the breast tissue. 这可以帮助确定乳房x光检查中组织是否异常，而不是像以前需要进行二维乳房x光检查那样让你返回进行额外的成像. This is not a guarantee as there still may be circumstances where more imaging is needed.
  • Increases the detection of breast cancer at an earlier stage - 由于先进的3D乳房x线摄影技术及其在切片中拍摄图像的能力, 我们可以在早期阶段看到较小的异常，有时被密集的, 在单独的二维成像时，乳房的厚组织. Earlier detection leads to quicker treatment planning, resulting in higher survival rates.
  • Reduces the number of false-positive imaging results - 假阳性是指乳房x光检查显示一个看起来像癌症的异常区域，但实际上是正常的. 最终，好消息是:没有乳腺癌. But the suspicious area usually requires follow-up with your doctor, 额外的测试, 还有额外的程序, 包括可能的活检. There are psychological, physical, and economic costs that come with a false positive.
• What are the benefits of a 3D Upright Stereotactic Biopsy?
  • Easier accessibility of areas in the breast for biopsies - 这种类型的活组织检查可以让你舒服地坐在椅子上，而不是以前的活组织检查，你必须躺在一张非常不舒服的桌子上. By having you sit in a similar position as you do for your mammogram, 我们能够接触到以前在活检台上看不到的问题区域. 这使我们能够成功地完成更多的活组织检查，无论它们位于乳房x光片上的哪个位置.
  • 〇缩短程序时间 By being positioned the same way you are for your standard mammogram, it takes less time to find the areas of concern and allows for a quicker biopsy process. That also means less time that the breast is in compression.
  • 3D imaging during the biopsy for higher accuracy of sampling - Our radiologists are able to take images during the biopsy using low dose 3D imaging. 这意味着我们总是确切地知道我们的针与乳腺组织目标区域的关系，因为我们可以在活检过程中拍摄非常详细的照片来复制乳房x光检查.

  Read more information on the benefits of 3D mammography.

• 怎样才能降低患乳腺癌的风险?

  虽然没有确定的方法来预防乳腺癌, there are steps you can take to help reduce your risk. 这些步骤包括:

  • 保持健康的体重
  • 定期锻炼
  • 限制饮酒
  • 如果你的年龄在40岁以上，每年做一次乳房x光检查

我的第一次乳房x光检查

许多女性推迟做第一次乳房x光检查，因为她们认为这会很痛苦，或者她们不想知道结果. And some just simply think they don't have enough time.

跟着卡莉做第一次乳房x光检查. 您将找到女性第一次做乳房x光检查时最常见问题的答案, 真实乳房x光检查的录像, 如果你在阿森松圣托马斯的Highpoint健康中心做乳房x光检查，你会得到很好的照顾.

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