• Breast Cancer Screening & Breast Cancer Diagnosis 

    Breast Cancer Screening is a proactive step to detect breast cancer early.  Breast self-examination, clinical breast examination, mammographic screenings are possible methods.

Breast Screening

Breast Screening

Chennai Breast Centre is equipped with the fastest, highest resolution breast tomosynthesis mammography system with superior-performing low dose 3D exam with more accuracy. This technology is particularly useful in women with dense breasts.

Breast Self Examination

Breast is a very dynamic organ and keeps changing with menstrual cycles, pregnancy, lactation, age, weight gain and weight loss. Being aware of these normal changes and the texture and feel of one’s own breasts helps and noticing changes early. 
Timing of self breast examination: It is best to check the breasts after periods in menstruating women, as the breasts are tender and nodular few days before periods. Women after menopause can do any day, once a month. Touch, Look and Check the breasts regularly while taking a shower with soaped hands. Over a period one gets familiar with the way the breast looks and feels. Anything different will be spotted and can be evaluated further by a doctor.

Mammographic Screening

Breast screening with mammography is being debated across the world with regards to its safety and overall survival benefit. There is no specific mammographic screening policy in India as per our health authorities. We have adapted the guidelines recommended by the UK guidelines and the American College of Radiologists and Cancer Society.
We recommend mammographic breast screening every 2 years for women over 40 years. Women with a higher risk (ie) strong family history of breast and ovarian cancer are recommended to have annual mammograms. Additionally, Breast MRI will also be required in women who have inherited breast cancer gene mutations.
When abnormalities are detected on screening, further diagnostic workup that includes a breast Ultrasound and image-guided (Stereo or Ultrasound-guided) breast biopsies will be performed.

Breast Cancer Diagnosis

The diagnostic service is offered with the state of the art technology (i.e) Hologic 3D high definition tomsynthesis mammogram, Hologic supersonic high resolution breast ultrasound with stereo , tomo and US guided breast biopsies.

Chennai Breast Centre is equipped with the fastest, highest resolution breast tomosynthesis mammography system with superior-performing low dose 3D tomo exam with more accuracy. This technology is particularly useful in women with dense breasts. Our kind, caring and friendly Mammographers make the screening and diagnostic process comfortable and stress free.
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Is mammography painful?
Undergoing a mammogram is uncomfortable for some women. The breast compression that is done during a mammogram is slightly uncomfortable. When a screening mammogram is done as part of a routine check up, it is best done a week after completion of periods to avoid discomfort. 

There is very little pain associated with undergoing a mammography. It takes only a few moments and the discomfort is over soon. 
Is it safe to have a mammogram routinely?
Mammograms expose the breast to some radiation. Our tomo-synthesis machine minimises this radiation exposure by synthesizing 2D images with a special software from 3D images without losing resolution. It is safe to perform mammography after the age of 40 years every 2 years.