Laptop computers, provided by the FDA, allow inspectors to enter data and print the results of the inspection for the facility immediately following the inspection. The inspection report is then forwarded to the FDA in Washington, D.C., via modem. This innovative approach allows the facility to immediately incorporate the inspector's findings into their procedures, as well as eliminate the document process and travel time. It is estimated that 1woman in 8 will have breast cancer during her lifetime, and about 1 in 33 will die from breast cancer. Breast cancer screening is frequently not carried out in elderly women.
Many elderly women have the misconception that breast cancer is a disease of younger women.
For this reason, and probably because clinical breast examination is carried out less frequently in older women, there is a tendency for breast cancers to be diagnosed at a more advanced stage in elderly women than in younger women. There are many good reasons for doing a breast self-exam each month. One reason is that it is easy to do and the more you do it, the better you will get at it. When you get to know how your breasts normally feel, you will quickly be able to feel any change, and early detection is the key to successful treatment and cure. The best time to do BSE is right after your period, when breasts are not tender or swollen.