Breast Cancer Screening

Breast Cancer Screening

Breast Cancer screening involves checking a woman’s breasts for cancer before there are signs or symptoms of the disease. Screening and Detection is important because, usually, the earlier the breast cancer is detected, before it is big enough to cause symptoms, the easier it is to treat.

Breast cancer is caused by damage to a cell’s DNA and there are a certain risk factors that put individuals at higher risk of developing it.

If you have a family history of breast cancer or inherited changes in your BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes you may be at higher risk for developing breast cancer. If so, it is even more important to get regular breast screenings done.