Breast cancer: What you need to know about detection, risks, and screening

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Breast cancer: What you need to know about detection, risks, and screening  October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a reminder of the importance of early detection and education in the fight against the most common cancer in women.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/18/breast-cancer-what-you-need-to-know-about-detection-risks-and-screening  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00So early detection is the key to treatment for breast cancer. Our technology has significantly

00:28advanced over the last 10 years. And so the survival rates are excellent when we detect breast

00:35cancer early. So it can be as high as about 90% within five years of a diagnosis, and that number

00:41decreases significantly with late diagnosis. So it's really important to be on top of screening,

00:47pay attention to any changes in the breasts and any lumps, because if we can kind of get

00:53onto treatment early, then that means everything for survival.

00:58In terms of clinical exams, it can start with even your first well-woman exam. So you can always be

01:07paying attention to any changes in the breast. In terms of screening, actual mammogram screening,

01:13we recommend that that starts at about age 40. Some people, they would start earlier if they have

01:18an additional family risk. So we have a lot of calculators that we can use to help determine

01:31what is your personal risk incorporating your family history, your genetic history,

01:36even the density of the breast. So it's really important to have that tailored conversation

01:40with your doctor to understand if maybe you need additional screening, or just to really

01:46understand what your lifetime risk of breast cancer is.

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