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Summary: As a result of mammograms, breast cancer awareness has risen and survival rates have subsequently increased. Discover how one out of eight women get breast cancer at some point in their lifetime with information from an oncologist in this free video on breast cancer awareness.
Dr. Grace Wang, M.D., is an oncologist and hematologist for Advanced Medical Specialties, who works closely with The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, in Miami, Fla. Dr. Wang is...read more
"Hi, I'm Dr. Grace Wang. I'm a medical oncologist working at Advanced Medical Specialties in Miami, Florida. I'm here on the behalf of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Let's talk about breast cancer awareness. There appears to be a much higher awareness in this country, mainly because we have the...one of the highest incidences of breast cancer in the world. One out of eight women get breast cancer some time in their lifetime, and thanks to many organizations, there is such a high awareness among women about different risk factors and about getting your routine screening mammograms, which you should get a mammogram at the age of 35 and then yearly after the age of 40. Because of mammograms, we've improved survival by about 30 to 35 percent, so it's important that you get your yearly mammogram once a year, though it's not perfect. There are sometimes 10 to 15 percent of the time when a breast cancer may only be picked up by a breast exam. So you should do a breast self-exam a few days after your period once a month if you're pre-menopausal, or just pick a day of every month if you're post-menopausal. And if you find something, alert your physician."
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