Breast Cancer Facts You Need To Know (Part IV)
III. Sequencing of the Procedures and its Importance
The sequencing of the procedures are: breast self examination, clinical breast examination, screening mammogram, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and biopsy.
The first part of the procedure is the breast self-examination where the woman will feel for any irregularities in her breast. If she felt any lump or irregularities on her breast, or if she had any of the symptoms of breast cancer, the healthcare provider shall conduct the clinical breast examination. Then he will then find out if the symptoms and lump are caused by cancer. To do so, he will order for a diagnostic mammogram. To have a more detailed picture, the diagnostic mammogram targets specific area or areas of the lump or the breast. Aside from the diagnostic mammogram, the healthcare provider may also order for an ultrasound. The healthcare provider will then use the result of the mammogram and the ultrasound in further examination of the lump. If the mammogram and ultrasound showed abnormal areas in the breast, the patient should have additional screening tests, such as the magnetic resonance imaging. The result of the MRI, the same with the ultrasound, can be used alongside the mammogram in examining the lump. The patient will need to have a biopsy. The biopsy will reveal if the patient does or does not have cancer. If there are cancer cells from the sample, then the pathologist will determine the kind of cancer it is. This will be shown in the result of the biopsy (Test and Diagnosis 2009).
The sequencing is important for breast cancer because they allow for definitive diagnosis of the cancer. They are also important because they will assist the healthcare provider in determining the details of the cancer and in planning what kind of treatment to be used.
The sequencing of the procedures are: breast self examination, clinical breast examination, screening mammogram, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and biopsy.
The first part of the procedure is the breast self-examination where the woman will feel for any irregularities in her breast. If she felt any lump or irregularities on her breast, or if she had any of the symptoms of breast cancer, the healthcare provider shall conduct the clinical breast examination. Then he will then find out if the symptoms and lump are caused by cancer. To do so, he will order for a diagnostic mammogram. To have a more detailed picture, the diagnostic mammogram targets specific area or areas of the lump or the breast. Aside from the diagnostic mammogram, the healthcare provider may also order for an ultrasound. The healthcare provider will then use the result of the mammogram and the ultrasound in further examination of the lump. If the mammogram and ultrasound showed abnormal areas in the breast, the patient should have additional screening tests, such as the magnetic resonance imaging. The result of the MRI, the same with the ultrasound, can be used alongside the mammogram in examining the lump. The patient will need to have a biopsy. The biopsy will reveal if the patient does or does not have cancer. If there are cancer cells from the sample, then the pathologist will determine the kind of cancer it is. This will be shown in the result of the biopsy (Test and Diagnosis 2009).
The sequencing is important for breast cancer because they allow for definitive diagnosis of the cancer. They are also important because they will assist the healthcare provider in determining the details of the cancer and in planning what kind of treatment to be used.
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