Breast cancer in young women | Breast density – Why is it important?

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Part 1: Breast cancer in young women

  • The difference in breast cancer risk and prognosis in younger women
  • Phyllodes tumour – how does it arise and how does the management differ from that of breast cancer
  • The genetics of breast cancer in younger women

 

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Part 2: Breast density – Why is it important?

  • Why breast density is important in determining potential increased breast cancer risk
  • How to advise your patients with higher breast density
  • Optimal screening follow up for women with higher breast density (C or D) on mammography

 

Host: Dr Terri Foran, Medical Educator

Expert: A/Prof Cindy Mak, Breast Cancer Surgeon

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Last Updated: 26 Jul, 2024

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