Further, your mammogram will be read by a radiologist, a medical physician who has highly specialized training in mammography and other diagnostic imaging techniques. In all there are at least eight reasons for breast compression. Without motion, the radiologist can detect the small changes that might indicate breast caner. Persistent lumps, skin thickening and inversion of the nipple are some of the signs of breast cancer. Radiologists recommend routine screening mammograms in order to detect breast cancer as early as possible, before any physical signs appear.
All women are at some risk of breast cancer.
However, women over 40 and those with a strong family history have a higher risk. This is why radiologists recommend yearly mammograms once a woman turns 40. The radiologist wants me to come back for another mammogram and an ultrasound. The radiologist wants me to repeat a mammogram of one breast in six months. Occasionally, the radiologist will find a minor abnormality on a mammogram.