An Inside Look at Breast Cancer Screening Technology

AN INSIDE LOOK AT BREAST CANCER SCREENING TECHNOLOGY THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION Breast cancer is the 60% of breast cancers most common cancer are diagnosed early in women worldwide 5 YEAR survival rate of these incidences is In the U.S.: 527 new cases of breast cancer per day MON TUES WEDS THURS FRI SAT SUN 110 DEATHS 34% from breast cancer per day of these deaths could be prevented with early detection CANCER SCREENING TECHNOLOGIES X-Ray Mammography • Can show both benign and malignant growths too small to detect otherwise • Can show signs of the potential early presence of breast cancer Digital Mammography • Faster and more convenient than traditional mammography • Allows radiologists to manipulate images and see more details • Significantly better for women with dense breast tissue or under age 50 Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound • Uses sound waves to create images of the breast Used in conjunction with digital mammogram for more detailed images • Better than mammography alone for identifying tumors in dense breast tissue • 40% of women have dense breast tissue that radiation does not penetrate THE EVOLUTION OF BREAST CANCER SCREENING TECHNOLOGY 1895 1913 X-rays are discovered by German physicist W.C. Roentgen German doctor Albert Solomon uses X-rays to study breast tissue that had been removed 1949 1956 Experts realize the breast must be compressed for accurate screening Radiologist Robert Egan develops mammogram- specific film 1966 1973 The first mammogram The American Cancer Society and the National Cancer machine is put into use Institute enroll 280,000 women in 1978 a study to determine if mammograms are an effective screening method 2005 The study shows that mammography is more effective than physical exams in detecting A study reveals that digital mammography is superior to film for detecting cancer in breast cancer women with dense breast tissue Sept. 2012 FDA The FDA approves the The device scans the first ultrasound device breast in one minute to create multiple images to use along with digital mammography to screen women with dense breast tissue Infographic provided by: ORANGE COAST MEMORIAL MEMORIALCARE' HEALTH SYSTEM www.orangecoastmemorialmedicalcenter.com Sources: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/fda-reviews-automated-breast-ultrasound-device/story?id=16119592 http://ww5.komen.org/BreastCancer/EmergingAreasinEarlyDetection.html http://ww5.komen.org/BreastCancer/Mammography.html#DigitalMammography http://www.worldwidebreastcancer.com/learn/breast-cancer-statistics-worldwide/ http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@epidemiologysurveilance/documents/ document/acspc-033423.pdf http://www.ndt-ed.org/EducationResources/HighSchool/Radiography/discoveryxrays.htm http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/exhibits/healthandhealing/topic/27/ http://www.ehow.com/about_5457596_history-mammograms.html http://www.cancergov/newscenter/newsfromnci/2005/dmistrelease http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm319867.htm