I'm Denver seven's jasmin
is breast cancer awarenes
we wanna do is raise awar
screenings early, making
get the doctors getting t
us now is dr Joyce moore.
surgeon with Sky Ridge Me
for joining us. Thank you
One of the first things w
is what are some misconce
Um I think one of the big
that I think we should la
it's not treatable or tha
we can do about it. That
maybe grandma had breast
breast cancer is extremel
are so many treatments av
new ones that come out al
other thing is when you g
not like then you're obli
or really extensive treat
we can tailor the treatme
patient's needs and it's
Most patients recover fro
it's surgery or medical t
or medications or radiati
recover quickly from thos
a normal lifestyle and th
activities they're used t
cancer treatment has evol
more successful but it's
on the patient. So I thin
misconception is that oh
in my life is over and I
quality of life and that
breast cancer is treated.
that we could do to detec
enough to possibly get tr
key to good treatment and
the way breast cancer is
screening is very good. I
of ma'am a graphic screen
can be caught early and i
there are fewer treatment
As an example, if someone
cancer when it's less tha
in size, often you don't
for it. And a small surge
and you can do quite well
the screening. We know th
screening program has dec
breast cancer by up to 40
good screening programs i
deaths dropped and we saw
a patient needed dropped
being caught early. We kn
cancers in the US usually
majority are caught in a
stage two because we have
programs available to pat
to take advantage of them
countries where they don'
program, it's not as robu
in the US. The cancers ar
their stage two and stage
that screening works and
should take advantage of
men a lot of times men do
cancer and they don't thi
them. What's something th
about getting screenings
getting mammograms? Yeah,
know breast cancer can af
can get other forms of br
Not just breast cancer bu
but what men should know
is lower than women, much
Men's risk is probably 1%
Um but they should pay at
wall and their breast tis
lump or they see somethin
their nipple is you know,
or just changing or they
or itchiness. They should
if we feel something on e
we need to we'll get mamm
have to get screening mam
have to get a mammogram e
a useful tool for if a ma
with their breasts to wor
is what I would tell men
on your chest wall, your
get it checked out. So if
or you might feel a lump
When is the right time to
even see your doctor? Um
find something that's dif
your doctor, make an appo
doctor, let them do a goo
they feel something as we
about it, they're gonna i
Oftentimes they will init
work up is one of the key
is physical exam but it's
need to get mammograms an
get an ultrasound to eval
palpable in a patient pat
with more than just a pal
more than just I feel a l
with nipple discharge dif
or itchiness or scaling o
Those things require some
work up. It often require
add an ultrasound. Someti
an M. R. I. But physical
once you find something o
a shower you find somethi
or what you weren't expec
primary care physician an
you into those of us who
disease and will continue
they've started. And what
What's something we shoul
you know, you have a moth
or someone in your family
had breast cancer or is a
cancer. Yeah, I think the
that one that increases y
a strong family history.
very aware of your breast
mammogram. And we recomme
start at the age of 40 an
on a yearly basis until a
to be able to undergo tre
cancer. So continue getti
on a yearly basis. Don't
a strong family history.
women who don't even Have
because we know that 75-8
occur in women who aren't
woman should ever ignore
always get her mammograms
she finds, you know on he
or when she showers or wh
history is very important
has a strong family histo
to do genetic testing to
a gene that puts her at v
breast cancer because we
or medical treatments we
are very high risk geneti
more and more important i
with breast cancer or hig
cancer. So if a woman has
she needs to know what th
many people in the family
Are they grandparents, si
know who it is and then g
to her primary care physi
care physician can say, I
risk based on your histor
the breast specialist. So
should we do genetic test
is generally covered by i
are very good guidelines
have a straw family histo
for genetics. So, I think
breasts whether or not yo
But if you do have a fami
you in a higher risk cate
know, never ignore your b
consideration for genetic
things we can do for pati
risk if we identify them
of their history, because
we can lower the risk. Th
lowered by taking certain
certain surgeries. So I d
to think, boy, I'm high r
Well, there's plenty, we
closely with more advance
beyond what mammogram is
with medications or even
And if you're one of thos
ready for a mammogram and
are some things you can d
prepare for the process?
is key meaning. Let the m
it's painful. I mean and
is uncomfortable, tell th
you, they can adjust what
help make the process a l
so to speak. I think also
a life saving procedure.
can do to find things to
to take care of things an
your life. So I think tha
yourself this is somethin
just like when we go out
we don't feel like exerci
know what? This is good f
something that, you know,
gives me quality of life.
that just don't ignore yo
women out there. Even the
your breasts because we'l
I mean and it's very trea
are not that bad and you