现代医学无论如何发达昌明也无法替代个人的警觉(Vigilance)。钼靶检查(Mammogram)就是一例。作为相当有效的乳腺癌筛检手段,通常每年一次的钼靶检查对40岁以上中老年妇女很有价值。然而梅奥诊所发表于AJS的文献跟踪1222名乳腺癌患者长达8年,发现13%的患者确诊癌症之前一年内的钼靶结果是正常的。所以个人警觉(Vigilance)很重要,请别忘了自我检查加上年度体检时医生做的乳房检查。
After women begin to have mammograms at age 40, it’s important to have them done each year or as regularly as your doctor recommends.
A study of 1,222 women by researchers at Mayo Clinic found that 13 percent of women had a normal mammogram within one year of a breast cancer diagnosis.
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http://health.clevelandclinic.org/2013/10/mammograms-why-you-need-them-regularly-infographic/
乳房自我检查
http://health.clevelandclinic.org/2014/10/breast-practices-how-to-do-your-monthly-self-exam-infographic/
镜子前看
降低乳腺癌的风险
乳房手术种类
http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/womens_health_issues/breast_disorders/breast_cancer.html