Breast Cancer False Positives: How to Decrease Them
Breast cancer is a huge problem in the health sector. Technology has not solved this problem. Annual screening and self-examination are the best methods to detect cancer early. Cancer screening has become a hot topic and is sometimes controversial, but what remains is that early diagnosis and treatment is beneficial to the patient. So why do false positives occur? This is a question many ask, especially since we live in the age of technology. This is because the technology used in screening is out of date. Mammograms pick up both benign and malignant tumors, it is up to the doctor to figure out which is which. While a PET scan is more detailed in the images it produces thus offering better clarity on whether the tumor is malignant or not. Most women start screening for breast cancer at the age 40 . Of these women, most are at the risk of developing breast cancer. These chances are increased if they are screened later on after 40. Biopsies remain the best way to tell