We're smack in the middlebrof National Women's Health Week, an observance led by the U.S. Department ofbrHealth and Human Services Office on Women's Health. The purpose of the week Maybr8-14 is to empower women to put their health at the forefront. It's also anbropportunity to help women understand how they can improve their health.
Here are six key facts tobrknow:
1. Mammography is the closestbrthing we have to a cure.
2. Twenty percent of womenbrdiagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2015 were under the age of 50.
3. The average tumor sizebrwhen found through an untrained self-exam is the size of a walnut versus whenbrfound through mammography, is the size of a pea.
4. When you find a tumorbrearlier (smaller/pea-sized), your choices are better. You have morebroptions, and treatment is likely to be less aggressive and less expensive.
5. Insurance companies stillbrpay 100 percent of a woman's annual 2D mammogram starting at age 40.
6. 3D mammography providesbran excellent upgrade to 2D mammograms, helping radiologists have an even clearerbrimage of breast tissue.
For more information, check out this infographic by Solis Mammography.