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Sam & Jennie Bennett Breast Care Center |
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Breast Health Education |
Self Breast Exam (BSE) Instruction:
A Nurse Practitioner, who is a MammaCare Specialist, is available
for individual consultation and instruction for self-breast
exam. Silicone models are available at the center to test
out your skills.
More Information and American
Cancer Society Illustrated Guide to BSE
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Edu Care Instruction sheets:
The Bennett Breast Care Center has a full compliment of instructional
and fact sheets for a host of breast abnormalities ranging
from minor fibrocystic changes to breast cancer care.
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Gail Risk Assessment: A risk
factor is a trait or characteristic that increases your chances
of developing a disease. Risk factors do not cause the disease,
but it helps to focus risk reduction efforts on the people
who are most “at risk” for the condition (Breast
Cancer). Keep in mind, that not everyone who has a risk factor
will get the disease. Researchers have found that women who
get breast cancer often have certain risk factors in common.
These risks include:
- Personal history of breast cancer
- Having a close relative (mother, sister, daughter) with
breast cancer
- Having a 5-year Gail Risk of 1.7% or greater
- Having a BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 gene mutation
The Bennett Breast Care Center calculates a Gail Risk Assessment
on all women who come for mammograms at the Center. This information
is forwarded to the ordering physician who will discuss the
findings with their patients and make appropriate referrals
on women who are identified as high risk.
The Nurse Practitioner is available for discussion and questions
concerning the Gail Risk Assessment and the implications of
the 5-year calculation.
More information and Gail
Risk Model Calculation Tool
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Genetic Counseling and Testing for
Breast Cancer: This in depth discussion session and blood
test is available through the Medical Oncology Department
at 12 High Street, Lewiston. |
