Breast Cancer Screening

Breast Cancer Screening

“All women need to be informed by
their health care provider
about the best screening options for them”.1

Umbrella

What may the Breast Cancer Screening Umbrella include?

Depending on the Source (DotS) this Umbrella may include:

  • Breast Cancer (Female) Screening
  • Breast Cancer Early Detection
  • Breast Cancer Screening
  • Breast Screening
  • Breast X-Ray Screening

Cancer Screening

What is cancer screening?

DotS the definition of cancer screening may vary. In Cancer Screening Overview (PDQ®)–Patient Version: What Is Cancer Screening? the (United States) National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) definition is:

“Cancer screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms”.2

Breast Cancer Screening

What is breast cancer screening?

DotS the definition of breast cancer screening may vary. In Breast Cancer Screening the NCI’s definition is:

“Breast cancer screening is looking for breast cancer in people who do not have symptoms of the disease. This can help find breast cancer at an earlier stage. When breast cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat”.3

Types of Tests

What are types of breast cancer screening tests?

In Breast Cancer: Screening for Breast Cancer – Types of Tests the (United States) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) elaborate on:

  • “Mammogram…
  • Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)…
  • Other exams
    • Clinical breast exam…
    • Breast self-awareness…”.4

Mammogram

What is a mammogram?

In Mammography: What Is A Mammogram? the (United States) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) elaborate on:

“A mammogram is a low-dose x-ray picture of the breast. Mammograms are the best primary screening tool to find breast cancer. Ask your health care provider if and when a mammogram is right for you”.5

How is a mammogram performed?

In Mammography: Summary [+ Image] – How Is A Mammogram Done? the (United States) MedlinePlus elaborate on:

“When you have a mammogram, you stand in front of an x-ray machine. The person who takes the x-rays places your breast between two plastic plates. The plates press your breast and make it flat. This may be uncomfortable, but it helps get a clear picture”.6

Mammogram and Breast Implants

Are regular mammograms required with breast implants?

In Mammograms for Women With Breast Implants the American Cancer Society (ACS) note:

“If you have breast implants, you should still get regular screening mammograms. It’s important to tell the technologist about your implants before you go to your appointment”.7

Can mammograms rupture breast implants?

In Mammograms for Women With Breast Implants: Can Mammograms Rupture Breast Implants? the ACS also explain:

“Very rarely, the mammogram process can rupture an implant. This is another important reason to make sure the mammography facility knows you have implants”.8

Clinical Breast Exam

What is a clinical breast exam (CBE)?

In Breast Cancer Screening: Tests Used To Screen for Breast Cancer – Clinical Breast Exam the NCI elaborate on:

“A clinical breast exam is a physical exam of the breast done by a health care provider. He or she will carefully feel the breasts and under the arms for lumps or anything else that seems unusual. A clinical breast exam alone is not an adequate screening test for breast cancer”.9

Start

When may women start having regular breast cancer screening?

Depending on You (DoY), DotS and/or Depending on Your Country’s (DoyC’s) breast cancer screening program, when women may start having regular breast screening can vary. It may therefore be in your best interest to choose to check what’s-what for you.

Breast Cancer Screening

How Often

How often may women have regular breast cancer screening?

DoY, DotS and/or DoYC’s breast screening program, how often women may have regular breast cancer screening can vary. It may therefore be in your best interest to choose to check what’s-what for you.

Stop

When may women stop having regular breast cancer screening?

DoY, DotS and/or DoYC’s breast screening program, when women may stop having regular breast cancer screening can vary. It may therefore be in your best interest to choose to check what’s-what for you.

Screening Programs

Where may women find information about breast cancer screening or early detection programs?

Women may find information about breast cancer screening or early detection programs from their health care provider or their country’s equivalent of a local community health center, national and/or state Department/Center/Institute of Aging/Cancer/Disease Control and Prevention/Health/Human Services.

Your country may have a breast cancer early detection program similar to the (United States) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) program.

In National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program: Find A Screening Program Near You – What To Know the CDC elaborate on:

“CDC’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) provides breast and cervical cancer screenings and diagnostic services to women who have low incomes and are uninsured or underinsured”.10

Health Care Provider

What are the best breast cancer screening options for me?

In Breast Cancer: Screening for Breast Cancer – Overview the CDC explain:

“Your health care provider can tell you about the best screening options for you. When you are told about the benefits and risks of screening and decide with your health care provider whether screening is right for you—and if so, when to have it—this is called informed and shared decision-making”.11

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Sources

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Sources

  1. Breast Cancer: Screening for Breast Cancer – Overview. 16 September 2024. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/breast-cancer/screening/ Accessed: 21 July 2026
  2. Cancer Screening Overview (PDQ®)–Patient Version: What Is Cancer Screening? Updated: 20 October 2023. National Cancer Institute https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/screening/patient-screening-overview-pdq Accessed: 21 July 2026
  3. Breast Cancer Screening. Updated: 02 December 2025. National Cancer Institute https://www.cancer.gov/types/breast/patient/breast-screening-pdq#section/_13 Accessed: 21 July 2026
  4. Breast Cancer: Screening for Breast Cancer – Types of Tests. 16 September 2024. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/breast-cancer/screening/ Accessed: 21 July 2026
  5. Mammography: What Is A Mammogram? Content Current As of: 29 September 2023. Food and Drug Administration https://www.fda.gov/consumers/womens-health-topics/mammography Accessed: 21 July 2026
  6. Mammography: Summary – How Is A Mammogram Done? Last Updated: 02 May 2025. MedlinePlus https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mammography.html Accessed: 21 July 2026
  7. Mammograms for Women With Breast Implants. Last Revised: 14 January 2022. American Cancer Society https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/breast-cancer/screening-tests-and-early-detection/mammograms/mammograms-for-women-with-breast-implants.html Accessed: 21 July 2026
  8. Mammograms for Women With Breast Implants: Can Mammograms Rupture Breast Implants? Last Revised: 14 January 2022. American Cancer Society https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/breast-cancer/screening-tests-and-early-detection/mammograms/mammograms-for-women-with-breast-implants.html Accessed: 21 July 2026
  9. Breast Cancer Screening: Tests Used To Screen for Breast Cancer – Clinical Breast Exam. Updated: 02 December 2025. National Cancer Institute https://www.cancer.gov/types/breast/screening#section/_13 Accessed: 21 July 2026
  10. National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program: Find A Screening Program Near You – What To Know. 20 February 2026. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/breast-cervical-cancer-screening/about/screenings.html Accessed: 21 July 2026
  11. Breast Cancer: Screening for Breast Cancer – Overview. 16 September 2024. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/breast-cancer/screening/ Accessed: 21 July 2026
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