title: Women's health issues and nuclear medicine, part II: women and breast cancer.
abstract: This is the second article of a 4-part series on women's health issues and nuclear medicine. This article reviews women and breast cancer. After reading this article the technologist will be able to: (a) discuss breast cancer statistics and potential risk factors for breast cancer; (b) describe the screening tools and diagnostic procedures used for early detection of breast cancer; and (c) explain the role of radionuclide breast tumor imaging in detecting breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory, Hartford Hospital, Connecticut 06102, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012307:Risk Factors; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary; D016387:Women's Health
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi