• Women over 40 should talk with their health care provider on when the best time is to begin annual mammograms.
• For women with a strong family history of breast cancer, a mammogram may be ordered at an earlier age.

Breast self-exam (BSE) is an option for women starting in their 20s. Women in their 20s and 30s should have a clinical breast exam (CBE) as part of a periodic (regular) health exam by their health care provider, preferably every three years.

Any woman experiencing any breast changes should share that with their health care professional right away.

• With breast cancer screening guidelines changing all the time, it can be tough to know what screenings to have or what level of risk you may be at.

Both our online health risk assessment and our in-person genetic cancer risk assessment are great ways to come up with a plan of action that is right for you.

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With conventional digital mammography, the radiologist is viewing all the complexities of your breast tissue in one flat image. Sometimes breast tissue can overlap, giving the illusion of normal breast tissue looking like an abnormal area.

By looking at the breast tissue in 1 millimeter slices, the radiologist can provide a more confident assessment. 

In this way, 3D mammography may find cancers missed with conventional 2D mammography.

Also known as breast tomosynthesis, 3D mammography helps radiologists identify and characterize individual breast structures without the confusion of overlapping tissue.

Radiologists are reporting that tomosynthesis technology gives them increased confidence with a significant reduction in recall rates.