Dr. Todd Cockerham from Erlanger on the importance of mammograms during National Breast Cancer Month

Dr. Todd Cockerham from Erlanger on the importance of mammograms during National Breast Cancer Month

Cancer awareness month.

There are some women impacted men identifying disease right here in the valley ... you reading is very important.

There are over 4,000,000 new breast cancers diagnosed every year and then another 50,000 of noninvasive procedures that are also here.

Other screening is very important that the way majority of the breast-cancer deck little bit about the screening process for when and what should i know a lot of women are careful sometimes to just go what information ain't in no it's so important for your money as a whole to make sure that you're doing this at least once a year.

If you're over the age of 40 correct.

We recommend the family history 840 screenin process is generally painless.

I think some women have a beer that it can be a painful process.

They certainly have improved the process of the las several years.

I also think tha you ... talk a little bit about being high rascal.

What should a woma no and how did i fall into that category and so they go earlier for their screening ... only women that are high risk if you're aware most relatives, sisters, mothers grandmothers, even fathers that had breast cancer than that in general, but you iris.

Those women usually i there be categories will ... i get their first reading done at the age of the diagnosis of their young information.

There now what happens if a woman you back an abnormal mammogram walk through the process.

There one of the neck that for them ... so the gnocchi with colored diagnostic mammogram which is a little comprehensive mammogram will take different views will magnify and they will know ... also, a little bit if folks would like some more information.

Helen it is for them to get there mammogram and learn more about the breath help what can i do doctor cochran ... will what they can just go talk to their every for the mammogram, certain standpoint will be them as abnormal.

A lot of the women have mammogram that may not be a need befall ... doctor cochran, have you seen a increase over the last years more and more women coming in and you're having to do ... with the more women the are diagnosed diagnosed rate is going up and some of the green technique imaging better than it used to be and so finding that an earlier rate the overall is the answer is slightly increasing ... very sad that we are so thankfu for many doctors like you that are helping 70 folks right here in the tennessee valley as they rattle and go through this likely there's great informatio out there, also provided by erlanger health center i get more information about women's health.

How can i get that doctor karen giving contact her primary care position.

I think erlanger with his a prisoner and they can also contact carl thank you doctor todd cochran for the information.

This might again this is breast cancer awareness month, so please get out of her over the age of nature mammogram gets sang to go to your gynecologist.

Everyone here and make sure that you're doing the right thing help