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Article: Women's health issues and nuclear medicine, part II: Women and breast cancer

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Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
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September 1, 1999
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Objective: This is the second article of a 4-part series on women's health issues and nuclear medicine. This article reviews women and breast cancer. After reading this article the technologist will be able to: (a) discuss breast cancer statistics and potential risk factors for breast cancer; (b) describe the screening tools and diagnostic procedures used for early detection of breast cancer; and (c) explain the role of radionuclide breast tumor imaging in detecting breast cancer.

Key Words: breast tumor scintigraphy; technetium-99msestamibi

J Nucl Med Technol 1999; 27:184-187

According to the American Cancer Society breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, other ...

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