screening mammogram
Routine breast scan
A screening mammogram is a routine X-ray examination of the breasts used to detect cancer before symptoms appear.
Unlike diagnostic mammograms ordered when problems are suspected, screening mammograms are performed on women with no signs of breast disease, typically recommended annually or biennially after age 40: She scheduled her screening mammogram for next month.
- breastUpper front torso
- breast cancerMalignant growth in mammary glands
- radiologistDoctor analyzing medical images
- early detectionFinding something at onset
- early stageInitial developmental period
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