Age 40 Years Mandatory Breast Check

KOMPAS.com - Breast cancer is the leading cause of death of cancer types. However, if the cancer is caught early the patient's life expectancy increases. Age of 40 years is most appropriate mammography examination.20-30 year old female breasts are very dense so it is difficult to see abnormalities in the breasts - dr. Alfifah Amiruddin

Mammography, according to a consultant breast surgeon from the Breast Clinic RS.Mitra Kemayoran Jakarta dr. Alfifah Amiruddin, still the gold standard for the diagnosis of breast screening and staging.
"Other tests, such as ultrasound (ultrasound), MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or CT scan is the investigation of mammography," he said in a health seminar entitled Current Trends in Breast Surgery in Jakarta, Tuesday (15.01.13).
Mammography examinations should ideally be done when a 40-year-old woman. "Women aged 20-30 are still very dense breasts yearly so it is difficult to see abnormalities in the breast," he said.
Breast examination should be done regularly, apart from the suspicion of cancer but also for the maintenance of overall breast health.
Mammography can detect tumors that are not palpable lump. Usually a new tumor of sand and clustered or cluster.
"If the tumor has not felt the opportunity to keep the breasts getting bigger," said the doctor who is an expert in the field of breast onkoplastik.
Mammography should be performed after the menstrual period because the week before menstruation increases levels of the hormone estrogen. This will cause all the structures within the breast enlarged. "It also happens that fluid retention and severe pain," he said.
In addition to mammography checks, women are also advised to run a healthy lifestyle such as not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, as well as perform routine breast self-examination.
Sources: http://health.kompas.com/read/2013/01/15/1958217/