What You Should Know About Breast Cancer to Protect Yourself & Your Loved Ones

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Published at : February 13, 2023

Did you know that Breast Cancer is the 2nd most common Cancer in American women to Skin Cancer and the 2nd to Lung Cancer in Cancer Deaths. 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed in America in their lifetime. It is estimated that in 2023, 300,000 American women will be diagnosed and 43,000 will die. Sadly the statistic is that every 2 minutes there is a Breast Cancer diagnosis and every 13 minutes someone dies.

This episode of Housecall with host Dr. David Doman features Dr. Rend Al-Khalili, Breast Imaging Radiologist at Georgetown University Hospital and Dr. Ian Greenwalt, Breast Cancer Surgeon MedStar Georgetown seen above left to right. Learn how to give yourself a self examination and if you have concerns contact your doctor or visit Breast Imaging & Mammograms | MedStar Health for more information. Dr. Al-Khalili explains what is entailed when getting a Screening Mammogram. Also, Dr. Greenwalt describes what happens if you get a Breast Cancer diagnoses and what treatments are available like Chemotherapy, Radiation, and Surgery.

For more information visit:
medstarhealth.org/doctors/rend-al-khalili-md
medstarhealth.org/doctors/ian-thomas-greenwalt-md

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