>>> QUARTER OF A MILLION NEW
BREAST CANCER CASES DIAGNOSED
EVERY YEAR BUT 15 MINUTE
SCREENING CAN DETECT CANCER OR
ALERT DOCTORS THAT SOMETHING IS
SUSPICIOUS AND NEEDS A CLOSER
LOOK.
>> IT'S RECOMMENDED AT THE ABLE
OF 40 BUT SOME SKIP THE
SCREENING OUT OF FEAR.
WELL DURING THIS BREAST CANCER
AWARENESS MONTH ONE OF OUR OWN
JUST TURNED 40 HERSELF.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELANIE AND SHE
WENT TO GET THE VERY FIRST
MAMMOGRAM.
SHE WALKS US THROUGH HER
PROCEDURE HOPING TO TAKE AWAY
SOME OF THE FEAR AND FIRE
OTHERS.
>> MOM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
BREAST CANCER IN HER 70'S WHICH
IS REALLY A BLESSING BECAUSE IT
WAS STAGE ZERO.
SHE DID THE A DRUG FOR 5 YEARS
AND DOING WELL SO I TOLD MY MOM
I WAS DOING THIS TODAY AND SAID
SHE WAS NERVOUS.
SHE SAID JUST DO IT AND
EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE.
AND IF IT'S NOT THAT'S A
BLESSING IN ITSELF BECAUSE THEN
YOU WILL KNOW.
THAT'S WHAT GOT ME HERE.
AND HERE IS HOW IT ALL STARTED.
CAMERA A DISTRACTION FOR WHAT I
WAS ABOUT TO DO.
I WAS MORE NERVOUS ABOUT THE
UNKNOWN AND THAT DOCTORS
WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL ME IF
THERE WAS SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS
IF JUST A MATTER OF MINT.
BAPTIST HERE IT STARTED WITH
ANSWERING SOME QUESTIONS.
THE QUESTION WERE HIS ASKED TO
GET MORE THAN JUST MY MEDICAL
HISTORY THEY REVEALED A HIDDEN
BREAST CANCER RISK THAT I
LEARNED LATER.
NOW TIME TO PREP FOR THE
MAMMOGRAM.
I AM DRESSED FROM WAIST UP.
ANSWER A FEW MORE QUESTIONS
FROM THE TECHNICIAN AND SHE
EXPLAINS WHAT IS NEXT.
>> SO YOU ARE GOING TO STAND
HERE. I'LL POSITION YOU.
AS I POSITION YOU THIS PADDLE
WILL COME DID YOU KNOW AND
COMPRESS ONE.
BETTER COMPRESSION THE GET THE
LESS RADIATION TO THE BREAST
AND SEE THROUGH THE BREAST
TISSUE.
>>Reporter: THIS I HEARD THE
UNCOMFORTABLE PART BUT DOWN
RIGHT PAINFUL.
4 DIFFERENT PICTURES OF MY
BREAST.
>> OKAY TRY TO RELAX THAT
SHOULDER.
>>Reporter: IT WAS FASTER THAN
I ENVISION.
I WAS LESS EXPOSED.
MOSTLY COVERED EXCEPT FOR THE
BREAST BEING IMAGE.
>> THAT'S IT.
>>Reporter: WASN'T BAD AT ALL.
EVEN THOUGH I HAD SEEN ONE
PERFORMED BEFORE I WAS SHOCK BY
HOW EASY IT REALLY IS.
>> JUST REALLY FEELS LIKE SOME
ONE IS PULLING AT THE SKIN.
NOT REALLY SO MUCH PUSHING DOWN
ON YOUR BREAST SO IT WAS QUICK.
IT WAS EASY.
BUT I THINK YOU ARE STILL A
LITTLE NERVOUS BECAUSE YOU
DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RESULTS ARE
GOING TO BE.
>>Reporter: THEN THE UNKNOW.
SHE SAYS THIS HAPPENS A LOT.
PATIENTS WANT TO KNOW RIGHT
AWAY.
IF SHE SEES SOMETHING BUT IT'S
THE RADIOLOGIST WHO INTERPRETS
THE FILM AN YOU HAVE TO WAIT.
BUT NOT FOR LONG. I'LL GET
DRESSED AND GET MY RESULTS
RIGHT AW.
RADIOLOGIST WILL READ THE FILM.
SHE'S KIND.
PASSIONATE ABOUT THE SCREENING
PROCESS AND EXPLAINS THE
RESULTS IN SIMPLE TERMS.
>> FIRST THING I TELL YOU THE
GOOD NEWS THE MIAMI FWRM LOOKS
BEAUTIFUL.
ABSOLUTE NORMAL.
>>Reporter: SHE EXPLAINS WHY
THE FIRST ONE IS SO IMPORTANT.
>> ACCURATE WITH PRIOR FILM FOR
XIR SON THAT ALLOW GREATER
SENSITIVITY TO TELL THAT
EVERYTHING IS THE SAME NOT JUST
EVERYONE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT
LIKE THE FINANCING PRINT BUT
WHEN WE SEE WHAT IS NORMAL FOR
YOU IN THE NEXT YEAR IT HASN'T
CHANGED.
>>Reporter: IT'S BUILDING A
HISTORY.
THAT SHE WILL COMPARE FROM YEAR
TO YEAR.
IF THERE ARE CHANGES SHE C
REACT.
ALSO REMEMBER THE QUEST I
ANSWERED WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED.
THOSE ARE PART OF THE STORY,
TOO.
ALL THAT INFORMATION IS PUT
INTO A SOFTWARE PROGRAM TO GET
MY RISK FOR DEVELOPING BREAST
CANCER IN THE FUTURE.
>> YOUR SCORE WAS 31 PERCENT.
SO THAT WOULD SUGGEST THAT
THROWS SOMETHING IN THERE THAT
IS ELEVATING THE RISK ABOVE THE
GENERAL POPULATION.
DOESN'T MEAN WE WANT TO PANIC
BUT WANT TO PAY TENSION TO THAT
AND MAYBE INVESTIGATE IT
FURTHER.
>>Reporter: AND I WILL BUT NOW
I KNOW LIKE MY MOM SAID KNOWING
IS A BLESSING.
YOU FOR THE INITIAL SCREENING
YOU NORMALLY DON'T MEET WITH
THE RADIOLOGIST UNLESS THERE'S
A FOLLOW-UP AND I DID FOR THE
PURPOSE OF THE STORY REALLY TO
SHOW YOU THE ENTIRE PROCESS.
THE DOCTOR SAID THE PATIENT
TYPICALLY GET THE RESULTS IN A
COUPLE OF DAYS.
IF THOSE RESULTS ARE NORMAL YOU
GET IT IN THE MAIL.
IF ANY CONCERN THEY GIVE YOU A
PHONE CALL THEN YOU COME IN FOR
THE FOLLOW-UP.
A LITTLE SCARY BUT IT WAS GOOD
NEWS.
>> REALLY ENCOURAGING FOR WOMEN
OUT THERE.
AND DID THEY EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY
THE RISK IS HIGH.
>>Reporter: THIS IS SO
INTERESTING.
YOU ANSWER 10 QUESTIONS.
9 QUESTIONS LIKE WHEN DID YOU
HAVE THE FIRST BABY.
ARE YOU AFRICAN AMERICAN AND
COUPLE OF QUESTIONS MADE SENSE
LIKE ANYBODY IN THE FAMILY.
BREAST CANCER.
AND ALL THE QUESTIONS TOGETHER
GIVE THEM YOUR RISK RATE.
SO IT'S NOT NECESSARY
SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ONE
THING BECAUSE EVEN MY MOM TELL
SHOULDN'T HAVE SET ME THAT HIGH
SO NOW THERE IS A FOLLOW-UP TO
SEE IF THE NUMBERS ARE ACCURAT
SEE IF THE NUMBERS ARE
ACCURATE.
>> SPEAKING OF THE FOLLOW-UP
WHAT IS RECOMMENDED FOR YOU.
>>Reporter: SO FOR ANY ONE
WITH A RISK ABOVE 20 THERE'S
KAEVRNLT YOU BEAT A GENETIC
COUNSELOR AND THEY KIND OF MY
WITH THE NUMBERS AND MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE ACCURATE INFORMATION
AND FROM THERE IF I DECIDE TO
GO THAT HIGH RISK GROUP WOULD
GET AN MRI AND MAMMOGRAM.
AT 6 MONTH AND 184 AND WOULD
CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF MY
LIFE.
>> SO WONDERFUL THAT DID YOU.
THAT REALLY PERSONAL.
>>Reporter: IT IS.
LUCKILY I HAD A FEMALE
PHOTOGRAPHER.
I WILL SAY THAT.
THAT DEFINITELY HELPED.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT IS IDEAL PRESENT.
>> WELCOME TO THE CLUB.
>> IF I LOOK LIKE YOU LEAD I'M
GOOD.
>> THANKS.
>>> SO REAL QUICK COMING UP ON
THE MORNING SHOW. 8:00 O'CLOCK
HOUR WE TALK WITH A MEDICAL
ONCOLOGIST FROM THE PREVENTING
BREAST CANCER.
THE HABIT THAT REDUCE THE RISK