breast cancer
During her lifetime, nearly one in eight women will face breast cancer.
This cancer usually takes several years to develop.
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women.
To learn more about breast cancer
National Cancer Institute: breast cancer
Ways to act:
- More detailed guide:Understanding breast cancer
- By telephone: Cancer Info Service 0805 123 124 (free service and call).
(Cancer Info Service is an anonymous service, open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday, offered by the National Cancer Institute in partnership with the National League Against Cancer and a group of associations. It is a team made up caregivers, legal experts, listening specialists, supported by a medical team, who answer the questions of people concerned about cancer.
However, Cancer Info Service does not provide medical consultations: neither diagnosis nor prognosis).
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breast cancer screening
Before the age of 50, you can discuss it with a general practitioner, a gynecologist or a radiologist.
He may, depending on the situation, give you a prescription for a mammogram in a radiology office.
From 50 to 74 years old, breast cancer screening is every two years.
From 50 to 74, that is to say during the ages most at risk, organized screening thinks of you: all people registered in the files of the social security funds automatically receive an invitation every two years from 50 years old.
In case of delay or absence of the invitation letter,request your invitation
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Then all you have to do is make an appointment with a licensed Radiologist of your choice and come to his office with:
- the invitation of the Regional Cancer Screening Coordination Center - Corsica which acts as a prescription and 100% support,
-your last mammogram if you have already had one,
-your VITALE card,
-your health insurance card (in the event of additional examinations).
approved radiology practices
Click on a department to display the list of radiology practices approved for mammography.
frequently asked Questions
I don't have a lump in my breast, I feel fine. Do I still need to get tested?
YES. After fifty years, even if you are in good health, it is important to be screened for breast cancer every two years.
Is a mammogram necessary even if no abnormality is seen on self-examination or clinical examination?
Palpation makes it difficult to detect lesions of less than 10 mm, while mammography can highlight lesions that are not palpable, of smaller size, whose healing rate is often 100%.
Based on my history, my doctor prescribes a mammogram every year, can I benefit from organized screening?
You can use our document once in two in order to benefit from the second reading every 2 years.
Isn't the two-year period between two examinations too long?
The average growth time of a breast tumor is relatively long, an interval of two years between two examinations makes it possible - in the vast majority of cases - to detect cancer at an early stage. You can use our document once on two in order to benefit from the second reading every 2 years.
What are the exclusion criteria for organized screening?
- If you had a mammogram less than 2 years ago
- If you have been undergoing treatment for breast cancer for less than 5 years.
Beyond 5 years, even if you have to have a mammogram every year, you can use our document once in two in order to benefit from the second reading every 2 years.
Why does organized screening only concern women between the ages of 50 and 74?
It is between the ages of 50 and 74 that women are most at risk of developing breast cancer and that screening is most effective. Mammography at a young age is significantly less efficient.
Depending on your personal history, your doctor may offer you an earlier follow-up or after the age of 74. In this case, we speak of "individual" screening.