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We provide a comprehensive continuum of cancer services, including prevention, outreach, diagnostic, treatment and support services delivered by our highly skilled staff with compassion and care.
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The Center for Women & Children's Health is a hub for supporting women's and children's individual healthcare needs. The center provides support, research and unmatched patient-centered care.
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Emergency and Trauma Services is the only Level I Trauma Center in the area and serves as the tertiary referral center for medical care in East Tennessee, serving Knox County and 21 surrounding counties.
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The Heart Lung Vascular Institute brings together expertise in clinical care, teaching and research. Patients receive exceptional healthcare combined with patient-centered care.
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Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women. In fact, 1 out of every 8 American women will develop breast cancer sometime in her lifetime. The good news is that when breast cancer is detected early and treated promptly, there is an excellent chance it can be cured.
About 12% of women will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime. Each year in the United States, about 207,000 women are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and about 54,000 women are diagnosed with pre-invasive breast cancer. (Although breast cancer in men is rare, about 2,000 American men are diagnosed each year with invasive breast cancer.)
About 40,000 American women die from breast cancer each year. Breast cancer death rates have declined significantly since the 1990s, especially for women younger than age 50. The earlier that breast cancer is diagnosed, the earlier the opportunity for treatment. In the United States, there are currently more than 2.5 million breast cancer survivors.
Breast Cancer Screening Requirements
- Most guidelines recommend annual mammograms for women starting at age 40. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that women at average risk for breast cancer have mammograms once every 2 years beginning at age 50.
- Women at high risk for breast cancer because of BRCA mutations, family history, or other factors, should have an MRI along with a mammogram every year.
Breast Cancer Symptoms and Warning Signs
- Lump or mass in breast(s)
- Enlarged lymph nodes (lumps) in the armpit(s)
- Nipple symptoms: bleeding or discharge, retraction, elevation, eczema
- Skin symptoms: dimpling, redness, edema (swelling), ulceration
High-Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
- Women over the age of 50
- Family history of breast cancer (mother, sister, daughter and/or any male relative)
- Personal history of breast cancer in one breast
- Women who have never had children
- Women who had their first child after age 30
- Women who have never breast fed
- Women more than 40 percent of their ideal weight
- Women whose first menstruation came at an early age (10 years old or younger)
- Women who reached menopause late
Click here for more information about breast services at UT Medical Center. Contact your doctor if you experience any of the warning signs, regardless of your age or call 865.305.6970 to request an appointment.
For more information, visit the American Cancer Society or National Cancer Institute.
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