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^- My name is Michael Jones.

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^I am a radiologist with Anniston Radiology,

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^and we work at RMC.

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I'm here to tell you about the importance of mammography.

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Nearly one in eight to one in 10 women

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will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer

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over their lifetime.

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That means there are approximately three million women

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in our country that have the diagnosis of breast cancer,

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either in or posttreatment.

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There are also about one in every thousand men

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that are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer,

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and unfortunately this leads to

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approximately 40,000 deaths per year,

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so this is why we emphasize the importance of mammography.

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Mammography is our greatest tool

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in the battle against breast cancer.

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We have decreased the mortality rate up to 30%

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with annual screening mammograms,

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and now we have a new tool in mammography

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called digital breast tomosynthesis.

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This even demonstrates a higher sensitivity

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for the detection of invasive cancers.

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We're not even sure how good this can be

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because this has only been used for several years now.

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However, approximately three million women

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have undergone breast tomosynthesis.

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Tomosynthesis is a type of mammography.

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We take multiple images through the breast.

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Then we use a computer to splice

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them together to form images.

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You always might have heard

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of this as 3-D tomosynthesis.

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The advantage of 3-D tomosynthesis

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over mammography is the increased sensitivity

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to find these invasive cancers

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earlier and better.

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With this technology, we hope to continue

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to decrease the mortality rate.

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As a physician reading the exam,

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tomosynthesis aids us to see the overall picture

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of the lesion that we can see sometimes

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on standard mammography.

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However, it gives us a better appreciation

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of the followup testing that needs,

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or if any followup testing needs, to be done.

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Here at RMC, we not only have tomosynthesis,

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we have the composite views.

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Therefore, when you come in for a tomosynthesis,

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your exposure to radiation

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is similar to routine mammography.

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There is no increase in radiation or risk with tomosynthesis

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versus routine screening mammography.

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Another advantage to tomosynthesis to the patient

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is that we obtain the images in the same exact way

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we obtain routine screening mammogram images.

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So patients that have obtained routine screening mammograms

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in the past may not even notice the difference.

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All medical specialties that work hand-in-hand

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with mammography all recommend that women

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should begin obtaining screening mammograms

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at the age of 40.

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Patients with additional risk factors,

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such as close family history of breast cancer,

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they need to begin obtaining

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screening mammograms at an earlier age,

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and this can be coordinated through their physician.

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Although family history is important,

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over 80% of patients diagnosed with breast cancer

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do not have a family history of breast cancer.

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The best way to treat and cure breast cancer

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is to find it early.

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Therefore, I want to reemphasize the importance

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of yearly screening mammogram, including tomosynthesis.

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