Health Screening and Prevention - Breast Cancer Screening an ...

Dr. Salim Jaffer

• 20 januari 2017
• 9781386876991

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Each year, about 230,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed. This translates to about 1 in 8 women developing breast cancer in their lifetimes, with around 40,000 losing their lives every year to the fight.

But breast cancer is often preventable, and beatable, with early detection through proper screening! This handbook is designed to give you the tools to get proper screening, at the right times in your life, while keeping you up-to-date on risk factors for cancer, screening risks, and time frames for screening.

With information on up-to-date screening recommendations, how to schedule mammographies with your doctor, and how your screening requirements change with age, this book can help you live a longer, healthier life by heading off one of the most common and dangerous ailments facing women today.