When should we do screening mammography?

Published On: 02 Dec, 2021 5:17 PM | Updated On: 22 Jun, 2023 12:41 PM

When should we do screening mammography?

Dr. P K Julka, Senior Director, Oncology Daycare Centre, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, will talk on when to do screening mammography in this video. Screening mammography should be done for those patients who has a positive family history or above the age of 45 to 70 years. In younger age, they should go for MRI or ultrasound.

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Dr. Pramod Kumar Julka

MD (Radiotherapy & Oncology), FAMS -Oncology/ Cancer Care, Practices at Max Institute of Cancer Care. Had higher training at the M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, Texas, under World Health Organisation fellowship & there after at the Long Beach Memorial Cancer Center, Long Beach, California. Former President - Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (Northern Chapter).

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