Within the breast tissues the cells of cancer are found, for which not only women but men are also susceptible, a recent study suggests.
The etiology, staging and treatment are same for both men and women having breast cancer but the diagnosis (mammography) is much easier in men owing to the small size of breast tissue.
Manchester, February 25: With the north-west’s first digital high-tech unit becoming functional, indications are that screening for breast cancerdefine is going the digital way.
Doctors in charge of the program at Wythenshawe Hospital say that the digital mobile unit, costing around £300,000, will generate vivid images of suspected cells.
It is worth mentioning here that whether or not at risk of developing the disease, women in the age group of 47 to 50 are called for breast cancerdefine screening after every three years.