For Further Study to Obtain a Good Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Appropriate Informations about Breast Screening is Inevitable!

Abstract

　For further study to obtain a good diagnosis of breast disease in breast screening candidates suspected to have a breast abnormality, appropriate information about breast screening examination is inevitable. Mammography, ultrasound, in case, physical examination is prevalent for breast cancer screening in Japan. If a candidate is checked by any examinations, information about the type of abnormality, such as breast mass, calcification of mammary gland should be clearly stated. The laterality of the checked abnormal findings should be also noted. In addition, the probability of malignancy should be noted without exception! The information is correctly sent with a candidate introduced to a breast surgeon. The information will be used to select examinations of the next stage to diagnose the real character of the breast abnormality checked by screening modalities. Thus, the breast surgeon will be able to obtain a good diagnosis of the breast abnormalities without spending a long time.

　The information of breast cancer screening, especially DICOM-filed breast imaging data is important and should be used to get a correct and prompt diagnosis of the breast abnormal findings.