Ladies and girls, breasts are a place of beauty and confidence for our women, but breast cancer is a disease we talk about. So how do we get early screening for breast cancer?
Breast cancer screening is one of the most common malignant tumours in women worldwide. According to World Health Organization data, about 2.26 million new cases of breast cancer were reported globally in 2020, the largest cancer. The incidence of breast cancer is also increasing year by year. The latest data from the National Cancer Centre show that in 2022 there were 352,700 new cases of breast cancer and 75,000 deaths. Breast cancer has become a social and public problem that seriously threatens the health of women. Screening among the population helps to reduce mortality by early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer, promotes early treatment and increases the chances of success. Statistics show that, in our country, women ‘ s participation in breast cancer screening is low owing to the indensity of most women ‘ s breast glands, as well as to the lack of screening standards, the lack of universal access to normative pathways and the weak public awareness of tumour control, as well as the low rate of early detection of breast cancer and less than 5 per cent of detection through screening. Current methods of breast cancer screening include clinical breast screening, mammography, ultrasound and MRI imaging. The method of screening for clinical breast examinations, mainly breast self-inspection, is simple and easy to learn, and women of appropriate age can conduct a breast self-inspection once a month, and when abnormalities are detected, they are specialized. In the area of video screening, ultrasound examinations are available in our clinical practice at relatively low cost and are relatively common in our country. Given the limitations of ultrasound, which usually does not recognize simple malign calcification, it is recommended that joint mammography X-rays and ultrasound screenings be conducted; the two advantages complement each other and can be avoided to some extent. The Guide to Breast Cancer Screening and Early Diagnosis in China recommends mammography screening for women at general risk aged 40-69. The appropriate frequency for screening is 1 in 2 years. The general risk group of women over 70 is screened for mammography. The appropriate frequency for screening is 1 in 2-3 years. For high-risk populations, the expert consensus recommends that one joint mammography and ultrasound screening per year be carried out for high-risk populations; in the absence of mammography, the high-risk population should receive at least one ultrasound screening per year. Early detection, early diagnosis, early treatment can improve the cure rate
