Mammography

Key facts A mammogram is a low-dose x-ray scan of your breasts. Mammograms find breast changes that are too small to see or feel during a physical examination. Mammograms can screen for breast cancer in people without symptoms, or help diagnose breast cancer in people with symptoms. Cancer Council Australia recommends that females aged 50 to 74 have regular 2-yearly screening mammograms to detect early breast cancers. Females aged over 40 can receive free 2-yearly screening mammograms through the BreastScreen Australia program. What is a mammogram? A mammogram uses low dose x-rays to create an image of the breast. It can find