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CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Clinic is honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month while shining light on the growing number of women slipping through the cracks while living with breast cancer undetected. According to the hospital, breast cancer is the second most common cancer for women in the United States.
“What most breast experts recommend is a screening mammogram beginning at the age of 40. Then, every year thereafter,” said Dr. Laura Dean, a Breast Radiologist. “Our first line of screening is the screening mammogram, which is essentially a very specialized x-ray that's designed specifically to look at breast tissue and designed for the specific purpose of identifying breast cancer as early as possible,” Dean said. “There are some signs of breast cancer that are specifically identified on the mammogram such as calcifications or calcium deposits in the breast. That is one of the things that the radiologist is looking for.
“There’s certainly a learning curve just like with any new technology,” Dean said. “This is not a, a software that replaces the breast radiologist, but it's software that enhances or augments the interpretation of an experienced breast radiologist.”
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