Historical May 1986 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
People’s Clinic welcomes inquiries from readers. Address questions to Andrea Armstead, People’s Clinic. INC, 5701 Delmar, St. Louis, MO 63112. Deadline: 1st of every month. Q. I am 55 years old and examine my breasts every month. Do I really need a mammogram? A. Absolutely!
Although a monthly selfbreast exam is very important:, by the time nodules can be felt, they have often grown to one inch in diameter.
At surgery, half of these women are found to have cancer already spread beyond the breast.
A mammogram is a sensitive X-ray of the breast tissue, capable of detecting a nodule one-quarter inch in diameter. Breast cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths among women, affecting one out of every eleven women.
The American Cancer Society currently recommends an annual mammogram for all women fifty and older; but recent evidence suggests that cancer deaths may be reduced even further if yearly mammograms are begun at age 40. . Dr. Gina Michael Internist
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, May 1986.
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