乳腺癌

American women have an average risk of about 12% of developing breast cancer sometime in their lives. This means there is a 1 in 8 chance women in the U.S. 会患上乳腺癌.

Frye Regional Medical Center is taking a stand against breast cancer. We want all of the women in our communities -- our mothers, 女儿, 姐妹, 阿姨, 祖母, and friends -- to know their risk, to recognize the signs and symptoms, and to understand the importance of self-checks and early detection.

Like most cancers, early detection of breast cancer is key to successful treatment and recovery. So if you are older than 40 or have a family history of breast cancer, 而且从未做过乳房x光检查, call 828.315.3390 today to schedule your baseline exam. 一旦开始，就不要停止. Perform monthly self-exams, and no matter how busy life gets, make time for your mammogram. 它可以救你的命.

Tips for Prevention and Detection

Understanding the risk factors is the first step to prevention. While anyone can develop breast cancer, people displaying certain behaviors, demographics and health profiles are more prone to the disease. 这些包括:

Women with a history of breast cancer have a 3- to 4-times increased risk of developing a new breast cancer, 与第一个无关, in the other breast or in another part of the same breast.
Women with a family history of breast cancer. 有母亲, sister or daughter who has (or has had) breast cancer increases your risk for developing the disease. The risk is even greater if your relative had cancer in both breasts or developed breast cancer before menopause.
50岁以上女性. About 77 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer each year are over age 50, and almost half are age 65 and older.
Women with a previous breast biopsy result of atypical hyperplasia, or those with a previous abnormal breast biopsy indicating fibroadenomas with complex features, 增生无异型性, sclerosing adenosis and solitary papilloma.
Carriers of alterations in either of two familial breast cancer genes called BRCA1 or BRCA2.
Caucasian women are at a slightly higher risk of developing breast cancer than are African-American, 亚洲, Hispanic and Native American women.
Women who have their first child after age 35 or never have children.
Women who started menstruating before age 12.
Women who begin menopause after age 55.
Overweight women, with excess caloric and fat intake (especially post-menopause).
Women who have 2 to 5 alcoholic beverages a day are 1.5 times more likely to develop breast cancer than women who drink no alcohol.
Those exposed to excessive amounts of radiation, especially before age 30.
Women who use Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) for an extended period of time. (Risk seems to return to that of the general population after discontinuing use for five years or more.)
Those with other cancer in the family. A family history of cancer of the ovaries, 子宫颈, uterus or colon increases your risk of developing breast cancer.

For people who display one or more of those risk factors, it is important to understand and be able to detect the symptoms. While breast cancer often has no symptoms in its early stages, the following symptoms may be present as a tumor develops:

A lump in the breast or underarm that persists after your menstrual cycle
A marble-like area under the skin
腋窝肿胀
Persistent breast pain or tenderness
Any change in the size, contour, texture or temperature of the breast
A noticeable flattening or indentation on the breast
乳头的变化, such as an indrawn or dimpled look, 痒或灼烧感, 或溃疡
Unusual discharge from the nipple

男性与乳腺癌

According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer occurs mainly in women, 但男人也能得, 太. Many people do not realize that men have breast tissue and that they can develop breast cancer. Cells in nearly any part of the body can become cancer and can spread to other areas.

我们的乳房护理护士

弗莱区域成像中心's Breast Care Nurse is specially trained in breast health. She is here to guide you if your mammogram has an abnormal result and will provide you with real-time results to your diagnostic mammogram. She is also available to answer your questions should you need to have a breast ultrasound or other breast imaging procedure.

For more information about early detection, speak with a Breast Care Nurse Navigator by calling 828.315.3241.

安排乳房x光检查

To schedule a screening mammogram, call 828.315.3390.

弗莱区域成像中心

泰特大道东1781号
胡桃木，北卡罗来纳州28602
电话: 828.315.7030
传真:828.315.7040
乳房摄影传真:828.315.5979

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