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BreastScreen Aotearoa ( BSA )
Chance of developing or dying from breast cancer each year | Age | ||||
For every 10,000 women | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 |
The chance of developing breast cancer is | 18 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 30 |
The chance of dying from breast cancer each year without screening is | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
The chance of dying from breast cancer each year with screening is | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Source: NZHIS: data are averages for 1997-2002 (incidence) and 1996-2000 (mortality)
Continuing to look at this web site you will see that it gives women advice regarding symptoms or signs of breast cancer-if these were present it would mean that the woman should not wait for a screening mammogram, which is for asymptomatic women, but should see her doctor. These may also come to light when the woman is having her breast exam with you before mammography referral. There are 6-7 symptoms/signs discussed. Can you list them?-check your answers with the list below taken from the information sheet.
Click here to view the list - a new lump or thickening
- a change in breast shape or size
- pain in the breast that is unusual
- puckering or dimpling of the skin
- any changes in one nipple, such as:
- a turned-in nipple
- a discharge that occurs without squeezing - a rash or reddening of the skin that appears only on the breast.
If you continue to have a look around the above website you will find the answers to the following
- What are the intervals between having mammograms?
- What is the percentage reduction in getting breast cancer with screening and how is this different to the percentage reduction in dying from breast cancer?
- List the ways in which a woman can take part in the BSA programme.
- What is the false positive rate for mammography ?
- What is the risk from the radiation when having a mammogram?
- What family history may increase the risk of a woman getting breast screening?
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