Why Mammograms Are Important in Detecting Breast Cancer Symptoms
October 04, 2022
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and doctors are talking about symptoms. They vary from lumps to swelling to skin changes and many breast cancers have no obvious symptoms at all.
In some cases, a lump may be too small to feel or to cause any unusual changes you might notice on your own.
According to Evelyn A. May, M.D., a board certified diagnostic radiologist at the Tyanna O'Brien Center for Women's Imaging at Mercy, the majority of breast cancers they diagnose do not show any symptoms.
"We pick them up in the screening mammogram and that is why we encourage patients to start having mammograms every year, starting at age 40 because with the technology we have, we are able to discover cancers before they become symptomatic," Dr. May said.
Her message: Don't skip your mammogram. It could save your life.
View radiologist Dr. Evelyn May's interview regarding breast cancer symptoms and mammograms.
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