Self-Checks and Mammograms: They're Simply The Breast!

On this week's episode of the pod (our last of season 3!) we are joined by Dr. Liz O'Riordan to discuss a topic near and dear to our hearts-- breast cancer screening!

We kick things off with some global breast cancer stats (for both women and men). We discuss different types of breast cancer which vary in terms of aggressiveness and prognoses. We talk about screening guidelines and the reasoning behind newly updated recommendations. We cover the importance and proper way to conduct breast self-checks. We talk about different screening methods, including mammograms, MRIs, and ultrasounds. We debunk some misconceptions regarding screenings and breast cancer. We answer some commonly asked questions including risk factors for breast cancer. We discuss genetic testing and spend some time chatting about BRCA genes and hereditary risk. This is our last episode before we break for the summer and you do NOT want to miss it!

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Resources

• Dr. Liz O’Riordan Instagram

• Dr. Liz O’Riordan’s Blog & Website

• Pre-Order Liz’s Memoir, Under The Knife

• Global Breast Cancer Stats

• Male Breast Cancer Stats

• New U.S. Guidelines

• Global Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review

• Liz’s How To Video: Self-Checks

• Breast Self-Awareness and How To Do a Breast Self-Exam (BSE)

• NCI: Mammograms

• ACS: Breast MRI

• Breast Cancer Screening: Thermogram No Substitute for Mammogram

• Thinking About Getting A Thermogram? Think Again – 2 Markey Experts Explain.

• A Genetic Counselor Weighs in on Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer

• BRCA Gene Mutations: Cancer Risk and Genetic Testing

• What You Need to Know About the PALB2 Breast Cancer Gene

• What is CHEK2?