{"id":2602,"date":"2022-07-27T07:04:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T07:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new-rafflesmedical.jaysoft.asia\/?p=2602"},"modified":"2022-07-27T07:04:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T07:04:54","slug":"what-you-should-know-about-a-mammogram-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.rafflesmedical.vn\/ja\/what-you-should-know-about-a-mammogram-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What you should know about a mammogram"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to the Singapore Cancer Society,\u00a0breast cancer<\/a>\u00a0is the most common cancer occurring among women in Singapore with over 2,000 women annually diagnosed with breast cancer. One in 13 women in Singapore will get breast cancer in their lifetime. While this statistic is daunting, early detection increases the chance of survival of breast cancer and leads to better patient outcomes.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0mammogram\u00a0is the most reliable screening tool available today for breast cancer, with the ability to detect presence of cancerous lumps even before you are able to feel them by hand. What is the mammogram and what are some key things you should know about this screening test?<\/p>\n

#1 Mammograms can help detect early stage breast cancer<\/h3>\n

\"\"Breast cancer is cancer that starts in the breast tissue. There are five stages of breast cancer \u2013 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4. For the earlier stages (0 and 1) of breast cancer, early detection and treatment can result in survival rates over 90 percent. Early stages of breast cancer often have no symptoms at all, which is why a\u00a0mammogram\u00a0is critical to detecting early stage breast cancer. Mammograms can detect cancerous lumps in the breast even without any visible symptoms or lumps.<\/p>\n

#2 Frequency of mammograms recommended depends on age and other risk factors<\/h3>\n

\"\"According to the Ministry of Health guidelines, there are different recommendations for frequency of\u00a0mammogram\u00a0screenings depending on the age of the woman. These are the following recommendations:<\/p>\n