Annual or semi-annual breast examinations by a physician. Monthly breast self examinations. A screening mammogram by age 40, a mammogram every one to two years up to age 50, and every year after age 50 for asymptomatic women. It is imperative that mammograms be done by dedicated imagers. T reatment planning for Breast Cancer .
Planning is one of the most important aspects of radiation treatment for breast cancer.
Using sophisticated three-dimensional computer imaging, each patient's tumor is evaluated on the basis of size, location, the body habitus, beam energy, and organ tolerance.