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Speaker 1 (00:00):
You're waking up with the morning ki. Hi, good morning,
Good morning.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
It's Community Corner Monday with a Tiff in the morning.
Thanks for stopping by the show Today. I have doctor
Andy Brown who is an academic radiologist for you see,
and we are going to talk about women's breast health
because it's Breast Cancer Awareness month.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Good morning.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Yes, so excited to meet you, Tip, Thank you for
having me.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Absolutely, there are so many things that come up on
my feed on TikTok about things that like facts and
fiction that I figured you would be the perfect person
to kind of decipher and myth bust some of these
things that we see on TikTok.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
Oh.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Yeah, let's do some myth busting. Oh, I've seen it too.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Because sometimes, I mean, I feel like I get a
lot out of TikTok, and I just don't know if
I'm getting the right things out of TikTok all the time. Yep.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
So let's hear it out of your mouth.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Younger women don't get breast cancer myth true or false?
Speaker 1 (00:55):
What do you think?
Speaker 3 (00:56):
Okay, this is a big one. Hopefully women are not
hearing this in the medical setting. Bit can happen and
it's an example of medical gas lighting. It's not intentional.
But so I say this as much for healthcare providers
as I do for women as patients. We are in
the midst of an epidemic of cancers in younger adults.
That's why screening guidelines are changing, not only for breast
(01:17):
cancer but for colon cancer to start screening at younger ages.
And so unfortunately that notion that you can be too
young for breast cancer.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Just isn't true. Okay, So that's a myth. That's a myth. Okay.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
One out of every six women we diagnose with breast
cancer as a woman in her forties, and we're diagnosing
more breast cancers and women in their thirties and even
their twenties. In fact, report from the American Cancer Society
that came out just earlier this month saying breast cancers
are on the rise in younger women and in twenty
year olds. The RAID is going up by two point
two percent every year, and that's alarming because these are
(01:53):
women who are not being screened right, So very important
for younger women to be aware of changes in their
breast nor it, bring it to your healthcare provider and be.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
Ready to advocate.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
I was hoping you were going to say the word
advocate advocate to your medical coal for yourself. Okay, we
can save that for maybe towards the end to talk
about that a little bit. But another myth mammograms cause cancer.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
Yeah, the false.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
And really dangerous misinformation that's out there about that dissuading
people from getting this life saving tests. I tell patients,
if you're not avoiding plane travel or spending time in
the mountains at higher elevations for risks of increased radiation.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Don't avoid getting a mammogram.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
It is still our number one tool against breast cancer,
and mammograms do use a low dose X ray, so
there's a small amount of radiation involved, but it's similar
to what you would get on a long distance flight,
like round trip between Cincinnati and Hawaii.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Okay, hey, oh this is good. Doctor Andy Brown works
for you.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
See, and we're doing mythbusting things that you'll see on
TikTok because it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we're in the
midst of that.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
If you're just walking into this, women.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
Don't need screening unless they have a family history.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
This is a common misconception and most of the breast
cancers that we diagnose are in women who have no
family history of the disease and none of the risk
factors that we typically ask about when we're calculating breast
cancer risk. Only about ten to twenty percent of breast
cancers have a genetic or a family cause, which means
that wopping majority eighty percent have no known cause. And
(03:32):
if we knew who was going to get breast cancer,
and if breast cancer wasn't so common, we wouldn't need screening.
But one out of every eight women will develop breast
cancer in her lifetime and we don't know who that
one will be, which is why we recommend yearly screening
with a mammogram at least starting at age forty. That
being said, it is important to know your risk. There
(03:55):
are risk calculators that are out there. You can google
them for free, and if you are at an increase
risk for breast cancer, or if you have dense breast tissue,
then you may need an additional test coupled with the mammogram,
like a breast MRI.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Doctor any Brown, I have one more question for you.
This leads me to our final one. Breast cancer does
it always present as a lump.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
No, okay, but.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
So yeah, if you've ever done a self exam or
if you've had a doctor do an examp for you,
First off, that is wonderful because it's so important to
know what's normal for you.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
They're on your body, you should know.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
Second, you probably know what we're feeling for often is
a lump, because that's often how breast cancer can present.
So important to feel for those, and not just in
the breast, but under the arm up to the clavicle.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
All that is.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
Important, but breast cancer can present differently, so important also
to make note of change in your breast size, shape,
change in the appearance of the nipple, or any nipple
discharge charge. All of that you should mention to your
healthcare provider. If you notice swelling or dimpling, puckering of
the skin, any thickening that wasn't there before, don't ignore
(05:10):
that because it can be sign of a problem and
you may need to come see someone like me in
breast imaging to get it checked out.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
Which I think this is a good place to leave
the myth busting things that you'll see on TikTok because
it's Breast cancer Awareness month. But I walk me through
just quickly. If I'm like, oh my god, you're so right,
I need to get these checked.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
What should I do?
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Like insurance is really confusing, I don't know where to begin.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
What's a good place to start?
Speaker 3 (05:35):
Well, always a good place to start is a trusted
healthcare provider, someone who knows you and your history well
who can help guide you. Also, what's available locally just
defers based on where you are.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
And what is nearby in your area.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
So start with someone who knows you well, and don't
be afraid to ask more questions so that you're understanding
why they're recommending what they're recommending, And make sure that
you get an answer for any symptom that you have.
Sometimes it's just lack of communication. Maybe something else you
know is distracting, but make sure you get an answer
(06:14):
for your question.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
Advocate for yourself, Ladies and gentlemen. Is there a website
people can go to and get some more information too, Yes,
we've tried to.
Speaker 3 (06:22):
Pull together a lot of information at our U see
health Breast cancer website. Okay, and it has phone numbers
also if you have questions, that's really what we're here for.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Yeah, don't I don't want you to I don't want
you to leave this feeling afraid, you know, and being
scared and nervous, like it's okay to just start, just
get it started somewhere and get started with U.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
See.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
Yes, I love October because we see women coming who
haven't been in a while, and I love that. I
really encourage everyone. There is some fear you might have
to get over, but it is so worth it to
take care of yourself.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
Doctor any Brown from UC, thank you for joining TIF
in the Morning's Community the corner for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Speaker 1 (07:01):
We appreciate it. Thank you, thank you. I appreciate it.
You're waking up with the morning ki. Hi, good morning,
Good morning.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
It's Community Corner Monday with a Tiff in the morning.
Thanks for stopping by the show Today. I have doctor
Andy Brown who is an academic radiologist for you see,
and we are going to talk about women's breast health
because it's Breast Cancer Awareness month.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Good morning.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
Yes, so excited to meet you, Tip, Thank you for
having me.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Absolutely, there are so many things that come up on
my feed on TikTok about things that like facts and
fiction that I figured you would be the perfect person
to kind of decipher and myth bust some of these
things that we see on TikTok.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
Oh.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Yeah, let's do some myth busting. Oh, I've seen it too.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Because sometimes, I mean, I feel like I get a
lot out of TikTok, and I just don't know if
I'm getting the right things out of TikTok all the time. Yep.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
So let's hear it out of your mouth.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Younger women don't get breast cancer myth true or false?
Speaker 1 (00:55):
What do you think?
Speaker 3 (00:56):
Okay, this is a big one. Hopefully women are not
hearing this in the medical setting. Bit can happen and
it's an example of medical gas lighting. It's not intentional.
But so I say this as much for healthcare providers
as I do for women as patients. We are in
the midst of an epidemic of cancers in younger adults.
That's why screening guidelines are changing, not only for breast
(01:17):
cancer but for colon cancer to start screening at younger ages.
And so unfortunately that notion that you can be too
young for breast cancer.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Just isn't true. Okay, So that's a myth. That's a myth. Okay.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
One out of every six women we diagnose with breast
cancer as a woman in her forties, and we're diagnosing
more breast cancers and women in their thirties and even
their twenties. In fact, report from the American Cancer Society
that came out just earlier this month saying breast cancers
are on the rise in younger women and in twenty
year olds. The RAID is going up by two point
two percent every year, and that's alarming because these are
(01:53):
women who are not being screened right, So very important
for younger women to be aware of changes in their
breast nor it, bring it to your healthcare provider and be.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
Ready to advocate.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
I was hoping you were going to say the word
advocate advocate to your medical coal for yourself. Okay, we
can save that for maybe towards the end to talk
about that a little bit. But another myth mammograms cause cancer.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
Yeah, the false.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
And really dangerous misinformation that's out there about that dissuading
people from getting this life saving tests. I tell patients,
if you're not avoiding plane travel or spending time in
the mountains at higher elevations for risks of increased radiation.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Don't avoid getting a mammogram.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
It is still our number one tool against breast cancer,
and mammograms do use a low dose X ray, so
there's a small amount of radiation involved, but it's similar
to what you would get on a long distance flight,
like round trip between Cincinnati and Hawaii.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Okay, hey, oh this is good. Doctor Andy Brown works
for you.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
See, and we're doing mythbusting things that you'll see on
TikTok because it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we're in the
midst of that.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
If you're just walking into this, women.
Speaker 2 (03:05):
Don't need screening unless they have a family history.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
This is a common misconception and most of the breast
cancers that we diagnose are in women who have no
family history of the disease and none of the risk
factors that we typically ask about when we're calculating breast
cancer risk. Only about ten to twenty percent of breast
cancers have a genetic or a family cause, which means
that wopping majority eighty percent have no known cause. And
(03:32):
if we knew who was going to get breast cancer,
and if breast cancer wasn't so common, we wouldn't need screening.
But one out of every eight women will develop breast
cancer in her lifetime and we don't know who that
one will be, which is why we recommend yearly screening
with a mammogram at least starting at age forty. That
being said, it is important to know your risk. There
(03:55):
are risk calculators that are out there. You can google
them for free, and if you are at an increase
risk for breast cancer, or if you have dense breast tissue,
then you may need an additional test coupled with the mammogram,
like a breast MRI.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Doctor any Brown, I have one more question for you.
This leads me to our final one. Breast cancer does
it always present as a lump.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
No, okay, but.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
So yeah, if you've ever done a self exam or
if you've had a doctor do an examp for you,
First off, that is wonderful because it's so important to
know what's normal for you.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
They're on your body, you should know.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
Second, you probably know what we're feeling for often is
a lump, because that's often how breast cancer can present.
So important to feel for those, and not just in
the breast, but under the arm up to the clavicle.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
All that is.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
Important, but breast cancer can present differently, so important also
to make note of change in your breast size, shape,
change in the appearance of the nipple, or any nipple
discharge charge. All of that you should mention to your
healthcare provider. If you notice swelling or dimpling, puckering of
the skin, any thickening that wasn't there before, don't ignore
(05:10):
that because it can be sign of a problem and
you may need to come see someone like me in
breast imaging to get it checked out.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
Which I think this is a good place to leave
the myth busting things that you'll see on TikTok because
it's Breast cancer Awareness month. But I walk me through
just quickly. If I'm like, oh my god, you're so right,
I need to get these checked.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
What should I do?
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Like insurance is really confusing, I don't know where to begin.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
What's a good place to start?
Speaker 3 (05:35):
Well, always a good place to start is a trusted
healthcare provider, someone who knows you and your history well
who can help guide you. Also, what's available locally just
defers based on where you are.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
And what is nearby in your area.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
So start with someone who knows you well, and don't
be afraid to ask more questions so that you're understanding
why they're recommending what they're recommending, And make sure that
you get an answer for any symptom that you have.
Sometimes it's just lack of communication. Maybe something else you
know is distracting, but make sure you get an answer
(06:14):
for your question.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
Advocate for yourself, Ladies and gentlemen. Is there a website
people can go to and get some more information too, Yes,
we've tried to.
Speaker 3 (06:22):
Pull together a lot of information at our U see
health Breast cancer website. Okay, and it has phone numbers
also if you have questions, that's really what we're here for.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Yeah, don't I don't want you to I don't want
you to leave this feeling afraid, you know, and being
scared and nervous, like it's okay to just start, just
get it started somewhere and get started with U.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
See.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
Yes, I love October because we see women coming who
haven't been in a while, and I love that. I
really encourage everyone. There is some fear you might have
to get over, but it is so worth it to
take care of yourself.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
Doctor any Brown from UC, thank you for joining TIF
in the Morning's Community the corner for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Speaker 1 (07:01):
We appreciate it. Thank you, thank you. I appreciate it.
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