You are a medical student performing your gynecology rotation in a local physician's office. A 38 year-old woman presents to the office for evaluation. While obtaining her past medical history, she relates a family history of her mother having died from breast cancer. Knowing that women normally do not have their first mammogram until around the age of 50, what tests can be performed for this patient? Are there any tests more specific than a mammogram to detect breast cancer and what are they?
You are a medical student performing your gynecology rotation in a local physician's office. A 38 year-old woman presents to the office for evaluation. While obtaining her past medical history, she relates a family history of her mother having died from breast cancer. Knowing that women normally do not have their first mammogram until around the age of 50, what tests can be performed for this patient? Are there any tests more specific than a mammogram to detect breast cancer and what are they?
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You are a medical student performing your gynecology rotation in a local physician's office. A 38 year-old woman presents to the office for evaluation. While obtaining her past medical history, she relates a family history of her mother having died from breast cancer.
Knowing that women normally do not have their first mammogram until around the age of 50, what tests can be performed for this patient?
Are there any tests more specific than a mammogram to detect breast cancer and what are they?
Are there any tests more specific than a mammogram to detect breast cancer and what are they?
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