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X-ray examination of the breast to look for early signs of cancer.
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A breast x-ray that may be taken to help diagnose cancer, or to look for early breast changes that may develop into cancer later on. See breast cancer section.
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A special x-ray of the breasts. Medicare covers the cost of a mammogram once a year for women over 40.
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A breast x-ray. Screening mammography is used to find breast cancer early in women without any symptoms. Diagnostic mammography is used to find out more about breast masses.
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A radiograph of the breast. image
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A soft tissue radiograph of the breast without the injection of a contrast medium.
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Low radiation X-ray to visualize the inner structure of mammary gland. X-ray cannot pass through the solid tumor so it produces white image on the film.
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A form of breast xray used to detect breast cancer. Mammography is extremely safe as it uses low amounts of radiation.
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A specialized x-ray designed to detect breast lumps and other problems.
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a cure for breast cancer
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a diagnostic screening, an imortant part of early detection
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a little uncomfortable because your breast is put between two plastic plates and flattened
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a low dose of x-rays to search soft tissue for lumps, cysts
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a low dose x-fray of the breast
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a low-dose x-ray breast cancer that examines breast tissue
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a low-dose x-ray of your breast
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a low-dose x-ray that can detect early signs of breast cancer
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a low dose X-ray that shows the inside of your breasts
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a low-dose X-ray used to view breast tissue
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an effective screening tool
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an essential part of women's health to detect breast cancer
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an exam of the breasts used to detect cancer
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an example of an imaging test used for cancer screening
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an inherently limited study with relatively low sensitivity and specificity
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an picture of the breasts
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an x-ray - a form of radiation
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an x-ray and x-rays cause cancer
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an x-ray examination of the breasts
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an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer
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an x-ray of each breast which can help find breast cancer at a very early stage
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an xray of the breasts in women and screens for early breast cancer
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an X-ray procedure that evaluates breast tissue for any abnormalities, including cysts, benign masses and malignancies
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an x-ray procedure that images breast tissue
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an X-ray procedure to detect breast cancer
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an x-ray specially designed for the breast
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an x-ray test that can reveal very small tumors or cancer spots well before they can be felt in a physical exam
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an X-ray test with exposure to low-dose radiation and is not done for routine screening during pregnancy
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an X-ray that can reveal both harmless
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an x-ray that is used to detect lumps, masses, calcifications or other problems in the breast
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an x-ray used in the early detection of breast cancer
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a picture of the breast made with x-rays and can often show a breast lump before it can be felt
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a picture of the breast that is made by using low-dose x-rays
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a picture of the breast that shows if the breast tissue is healthy
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a procedure in which very low-dose x-rays are passed through the breast to detect signs of breast cancer
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a safe, low-dose
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a safe procedure that uses extremely low levels of radiation to create detailed images of the breast
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a safe test used to look for any problems with a woman's breasts
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a safe x-ray of your breast, that looks for breast cancers that are too small for you or your doctor to feel
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a safe x-ray procedure that films the internal
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a screening procedure that uses x-ray photographs to look deep into the breast tissue
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a screening test for
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a screen of anatomy, it looks for the actual evidence of a tumor
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a series of X-rays designed to detect tumors before they can be felt
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a set of breast xrays
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a set of x-ray images of the breasts
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a simple x-ray procedure that can provide you and your health care specialist with a picture of the inside of your breasts
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a special kind of x-ray
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a special type of X-ray examination
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a test that is done to look for any abnormalities, or problems, with a woman's breasts
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a type of X-ray for the breasts
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a type of X-ray that can help to show up cancers inside the breast before a lump can be felt
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a type of X-ray that can reveal lumps inside the breast that are too small to detect through self-examination
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a very low dose X ray that can reveal lesions in the breast
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a widely available screening test used to find small breast cancers that cannot be felt by exam
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a widely available screening tool used to find small breast cancers that can't be felt by exam
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A radiogragh of the breast. During the procedure the patient's breasts are placed alternately on a metal plate, and radiographs are taken from the side and above.
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A screening and diagnostic technique that uses low-dose x-rays to find tumors in the breast. See also: Breast-Cancer
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An x-ray used to determine whether breast cancer is present in the breast.
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An image of the breast produced by a low-dose x-ray. Tumors, even ones too small to be felt, will show up on a mammogram.
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a picture of a breast made by using x-rays.
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A low-dose x-ray of the breasts to determine whether abnormal growths or cysts are present.
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Pronunciation: (MAM-o-gram) An x-ray of the breast.
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a photograph of the breasts made by X rays
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An x-ray study of the breast using a specialised soft tissue radiographic technique. Used particularly to enable the early diagnosis of breast cancer.
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Breast x-ray used to detect breast cancer.
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an x-ray of the breast used to detect and diagnose breast disease.
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an x-ray picture of the breast
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A soft tissue x-ray of the breast which may be undertaken to evaluate a clinical problem or which may be undertaken as a screening test in women with no symptoms of breast cancer.
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X-ray imaging of the breast used to screen and to diagnose breast cancer
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The x-ray image of the breast produced with mammography.
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A low dose x-ray of the breast.
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A low voltage X-ray photograph of the breast. It allows early detection of malignant or benign tumors and other microcalcification-containing lesions.
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Examination of the breast by X-ray or ultrasound.
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A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast. It is used to detect breast cancer and other abnormalities of the breast
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X-ray of the breast produced by mammography
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(MAM-o-gram): An x-ray of the breast.
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A specialized X-ray of the breast to help detect breast cancers which cannot be felt by the woman or even a health care professional.
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An X-ray of the breast that can detect cancers too small to be felt by breast self-examination.
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A soft-tissue x-ray of the breast used to detect breast cancers.
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is an x-ray of the breast. It might show a breast tumor before it is large enough to be felt during a breast self exam or an exam done by a nurse or doctor. Finding cancer early makes it easier to cure. A woman should get a mammogram every year after she turns 40 years old, if she has no risk factors. If she has risk factors, she should get mammograms earlier.
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Image of breast tissue obtained using X-ray to diagnose and locate tumours of the breast.
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An x-ray of the breast. Commonly used to screen for breast cancer.
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The record produced by mammography.
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A term used to describe the photograph made from an x-ray of the breast's soft tissues.
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this is a breast x-ray. It is generally only suitable for women aged 35 or over.
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An X-ray photograph obtained by mammography.
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A type of X-ray of the breast often used to screen for tumors and breast cancer.
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An x-ray of the breast. Mammograms are used to detect abnormalities in breast tissue, specifically breast cancer.
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A soft tissue x-ray of the breast, which may be used to evaluate a lump or which may be used as a screening test in women with no signs or symptoms of breast cancer.
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An x-ray image of the breast taken to detect the presence of a breast lump. The best test we have to detect early-stage breast cancer.
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X-ray film of the soft tissue of the breast.
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an x-ray procedure used in the screening and diagnosis of breast cancer which can reveal a tumor in the breast long before it can be felt.
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an x-ray of the breast that can be used to examine a breast lump. Mammograms are also used for women without any breast changes because they may detect a breast cancer before a lump can be felt.
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x-rays of the breast
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A specialised X-ray that shows up breast tissue and can detect breast cancer at a very early stage.
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An X-ray procedure to examine the breast.
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A soft-tissue x-ray that is designed to show the presence of a tumor in the breast.
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( see also): An x-ray of the breast.
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X-ray of the breasts that shows an image of the inner tissue and may reveal calcifications or mass lesions that are characteristic of the breast cancer. It is used to screen women (usually between ages 50 and 70).
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An X-ray of the breast that is designed to detect abnormal densities or masses that may require further investigation. Used most often as a screening tool for breast cancer.
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X-ray of the breast; currently best way to detect non-palpable tumors before they are able to spread to the lymph nodes.
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a diagnostic X-ray method that helps identify early abnormalities in breast tissue. It is recommended that women have a baseline mammogram at about age 40, and at intervals recommended by her doctor.
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An X-ray of the breast with the breast in a device that compresses and flattens it. There are two basic mammogram tests -- screening mammograms and diagnostic mammograms. See the entire definition of Mammogram
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An x-ray of the breast that is used to find abnormal areas, which may or may not be cancer.
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x-ray of the breasts to check for breast cancer in women.
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An X-ray of the breast to aid in early diagnosis of breast cancer.
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X-ray of the breast to check for breast cancer.
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An x-ray of the breast. It can show cancer even before it can be felt.
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"X-ray examination of the female breast." -- Investigation At Hammersmith Hospital.
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x-ray picture used to detect tumors in the breast
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Diagnostic x-ray pictures of the breasts.
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An X-ray of the breasts that can detect tumors in the breast much before they are big enough to be felt by hand.
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a low-dose radiation x ray technique designed to detect changes in breast tissue which may be breast cancer.
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A low-doseX-ray picture of the breasts to determine whether abnormal growths or cysts are present.
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