How are most breast cancers detected?

If you have a problem in your breast, such as lumps, or if an area of the breast looks abnormal on a screening mammogram, doctors may have you get a diagnostic mammogram. This is a more detailed X-ray of the breast. Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A kind of body scan that uses a magnet linked to a computer.

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Magnetic resonance imaging may be used to diagnose breast cancer.

Doctors often use additional tests to find or diagnose breast cancer. They may refer women to a breast specialist or a surgeon. This does not mean that she has cancer or that she needs surgery. These doctors are experts in diagnosing breast problems. Breast ultrasound. A machine that uses sound waves to make pictures, called sonograms, of areas inside the breast. A machine that uses sound waves to make pictures, called sonograms, of areas inside the breast. Diagnostic mammogram. If you have a problem in your breast, such as lumps, or if an area of the breast looks abnormal on a screening mammogram, doctors may have you get a diagnostic mammogram. This is a more detailed X-ray of the breast. If you have a problem in your breast, such as lumps, or if an area of the breast looks abnormal on a screening mammogram, doctors may have you get a diagnostic mammogram. This is a more detailed X-ray of the breast. Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A kind of body scan that uses a magnet linked to a computer. The MRI scan will make detailed pictures of areas inside the breast. A kind of body scan that uses a magnet linked to a computer. The MRI scan will make detailed pictures of areas inside the breast. Biopsy. This is a test that removes tissue or fluid from the breast to be looked at under a microscope and do more testing. There are different kinds of biopsies (for example, fine-needle aspiration, core biopsy, or open biopsy).

Staging

If breast cancer is diagnosed, other tests are done to find out if cancer cells have spread within the breast or to other parts of the body. This process is called staging. Whether the cancer is only in the breast, is found in lymph nodes under your arm, or has spread outside the breast determines your stage of breast cancer. The type and stage of breast cancer tells doctors what kind of treatment you need. For more information, visit Stages of Breast Cancer.

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What is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer?

The most common type of cancer on the list is breast cancer, with 290,560 new cases expected in the United States in 2022. The next most common cancers are prostate cancer and lung cancer.

cancer.gov - Common Cancer Types - NCI

This list of common cancer types includes cancers that are diagnosed with the greatest frequency in the United States, excluding nonmelanoma skin cancers: Cancer incidence and mortality statistics reported by the National Cancer Institute and other resources were used to create the list.1 To qualify as a common cancer for the list, the estimated annual incidence for 2022 had to be 40,000 cases or more. The most common type of cancer on the list is breast cancer, with 290,560 new cases expected in the United States in 2022. The next most common cancers are prostate cancer and lung cancer. Because colon and rectal cancers are often referred to as "colorectal cancers," these two cancer types are combined for the list. For 2022, the estimated number of new cases of colon cancer and rectal cancer are 106,180 and 44,850, respectively, adding to a total of 151,030 new cases of colorectal cancer. The following table gives the estimated numbers of new cases and deaths for each common cancer type in 2022: Cancer Type Estimated New Cases Estimated Deaths Bladder 81,180 17,100 Breast (Female – Male) 287,850 – 2,710 43,250 – 530 Colon and Rectal (Combined) 151,030 52,580 Endometrial 65,950 12,550 Kidney (Renal Cell and Renal Pelvis) 79,000 13,920 Leukemia (All Types) 60,650 24,000 Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct 41,260 30,520 Lung (Including Bronchus) 236,740 130,180 Melanoma 99,780 7,650 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 80,470 20,250 Pancreatic 62,210 49,830 Prostate 268,490 34,500 Thyroid 43,800 2,230

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