Breast Cancer Screening, Counseling and Prevention
Breast cancer screening entails examining a woman’s breasts for cancer before any symptoms or signs of the disease become apparent. The appropriate screening choices for each woman should be explained to them by their doctor. It is known as informed and shared decision-making when you are aware of the advantages and disadvantages of screening and decide whether and when to have it with your healthcare professional.
Breast cancer screening can help discover breast cancer early, when it is simpler to treat, even though it cannot prevent breast cancer. Discuss with your doctor, Dr. Sumit Shah, the best breast cancer screening procedures for you as well as the recommended timing for these procedures.
Benefits and Risks of Screening
Because every screening test, including a mammogram, has advantages and disadvantages, it’s crucial to see your doctor before having any screening test.
Benefit of Screening
The benefit of screening is finding cancer early, when it’s easier to treat.
Risks of Screening
When a doctor observes anything that appears to be cancer but is not, it might result in harms such as false positive test findings. This may result in additional testing, which can be costly, intrusive, time-consuming, and anxiety-inducing.
When doctors overdiagnose a cancer that would not have caused symptoms or issues or even gone away on its own, tests can also result in overdiagnosis. Overtreatment of these cancers is a term used to describe them. Treatments like radiation therapy or surgery that are advised for breast cancer can be overtreated. These may have unintended and undesirable side effects. Radiation exposure from the mammography exam itself and pain experienced during treatments are two other potential side effects of breast cancer screening. Even though a mammography only exposes you to a small quantity of radiation, getting repeated X-rays could be dangerous.
Dr. Sumit Shah
SURGICAL ONCOLOGIST
DNB(Gen. Surgery), DNB(Surgical Oncology),
Fellowship in Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery
Dr. Sumit Shah is a highly skilled and experienced Breast Cancer Specialist in Pune. He is dedicated to providing comprehensive breast cancer care to his patients and is known for his compassionate and personalized approach to treatment.
Dr. Shah is one of the best Breast Cancer Doctor in Pune, India, and holds an accredited degree in surgical oncology. He completed a super specialty course at the Cancer Centre Welfare Home and Res. Institute in Kolkata and was recognized as the Best Outgoing Cancer Surgeon from his Institute.
As a Breast Cancer Specialist in Pune, Dr. Shah has extensive knowledge and expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. He uses a multidisciplinary approach to treatment, which involves working closely with a team of experts to provide the best possible care to his patients.