[Update on current care guidelines: breast cancer diagnostics and screening].
In Finland there are over 4000 new breast cancer cases diagnosed yearly. The 5-year survival for breast cancer is 89%. Early diagnosis is crucial for improving the prognosis. Several risk factors for breast cancer are known but the impact of a single factor may be nonsignificant. The diagnosis is based on three main points: inspection and palpation, imaging procedures (mammography, ultrasound, magnetic imaging) and histologic diagnosis of core needle biopsy of the lesion. Mammography screening improves probability to early diagnosis and survival. Screening is offered to women between 50 to 69 years.
D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010173:Palpation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate