Breast Cancer Screening
Routine screening to catch breast cancer when it's small. Clinical exam first, then mammogram or ultrasound depending on your age and breast density. Most appointments take under an hour.
Routine screening to catch breast cancer when it's small. Clinical exam first, then mammogram or ultrasound depending on your age and breast density. Most appointments take under an hour.
What is breast cancer screening?
Screening means checking for cancer before there are any symptoms — when treatment is most effective and least invasive. For breast cancer, that means a combination of self-examination, clinical examination, and imaging at the right intervals for your age and risk.
The right schedule depends on you. A 30-year-old with a family history of breast cancer and a 55-year-old with no family history have different needs. We design a screening plan that fits your individual risk.
How it's done
Self-examination
A monthly check at home, ideally a few days after your period ends. We teach you what to look and feel for so you'll notice changes early. It takes 5 minutes.
Clinical exam
A yearly examination by us, usually combined with your annual gynaecological check or general health check. We check both breasts and the underarm lymph node areas.
Imaging
Ultrasound is used in younger women (under 40) and women with dense breasts. Mammography is the standard for women 40 and above, every 1 to 2 years. Sometimes both are combined for completeness.
Questions worth asking
Self-exam from your 20s, clinical exam yearly from age 30, mammography from 40 (earlier if there's a strong family history). We'll personalise this for you.
The radiation dose from a mammogram is very small, roughly the same as a few months of natural background radiation. The benefit of early detection far outweighs the tiny risk.
Dense breasts make mammograms harder to read. We add ultrasound (and sometimes MRI for high-risk women) to make sure nothing is missed.
Related care
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Found a lump and not sure what it is? Clinical exam, ultrasound or mammogram, and a needle biopsy if needed, often in one visit. You leave with an answer rather than a wait.
Learn moreBreast Cancer Surgery
Surgery for breast cancer, planned around your tumour and your life. Includes lumpectomy and mastectomy, with reconstruction discussed up front rather than as an afterthought.
Learn moreBreast Pain
Breast pain is rarely cancer. It's still worth checking, because the relief of knowing what it actually is matters. We work out the cause and what to do about it in the first consultation.
Learn moreThe first consultation
is the first step.
Most concerns can be settled in a single, considered conversation. Reach out — answers usually come faster than you’d expect.
Hours
CK Birla Hospital
Mon – Sat: 10 AM – 3 PM
Clinic
Mon – Sat: 5 PM – 7 PM
Sunday: 8 AM – 10 AM
Visit
Medical D/C Center, Kalwar Rd,
Jhotwara, Jaipur 302012