Breast Cancer Screening and Prevention

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Each year, about 230,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed. This translates to about 1 in 8 women developing breast cancer in their lifetimes, with around 40,000 losing their lives every year to the fight. 

But breast cancer is often preventable, and beatable, with early detection through proper screening! This handbook is designed to give you the tools to get proper screening, at the right times in your life, while keeping you up-to-date on risk factors for cancer, screening risks, and time frames for screening. 

With information on up-to-date screening recommendations, how to schedule mammographies with your doctor, and how your screening requirements change with age, this book can help you live a longer, healthier life by heading off one of the most common and dangerous ailments facing women today.

Health Screening and Prevention

About the author

Dr. Salim Jaffer

Salim A. Jaffer, MD, MS, completed his clinical fellowship in gastroenterology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Hospitals. He earned the Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a concentration in molecular biology and history of medicine. He completed the Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Toledo in Ohio. He trained in Internal Medicine at KCMS and William Beaumont Hospital. 

Dr. Jaffer conducted cell culture studies in neurochemistry and molecular cloning as a research scholar at the University of Michigan's Medical Center after completing his Master of Science degree in cell biology. He has published papers in basic sciences as well as clinical medicine. He currently practices clinical gastroenterology in Lansing, Michigan. Dr. Jaffer continues to engage in academic research and publications.