Breast Cancer Screening Program

A Little Time Today Can Give You More Time Tomorrow

Life is busy, but breast cancer screening takes just minutes to perform. And it could save your life.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Breast Health Clinic at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is calling on women to make their breast health a priority.

Why is Breast Cancer Screening so important?

Routine breast cancer screening is a proactive and preventative step in the fight against breast cancer. Screening helps to identify cancer before any symptoms appear, meaning that cancer can be detected at an early stage. When breast cancer is found early, it is easier to treat, and survival rates increase.

Am I at risk?

Age is the most common risk factor for developing breast cancer. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi recommends that all women over 40 attend breast screening (a mammogram) every 2 years. If you have other risk factors, such as a family history of the disease or a known inherited genetic mutation, regular screening should start earlier.

Learn more about the risk factors for breast cancer here.

What is a mammogram?

Breast cancer screening is performed using an X-ray machine called a mammogram. The mammogram takes photographs of the breast, which our radiologists then assess for any abnormalities. The whole procedure, guided by our team of female technicians, takes only a matter of minutes.

Self-examination

Breast self-examination is an important part of breast health. Feeling and looking at your breasts, at the same time every month, can help you detect any changes that might be a sign of cancer. Self-exams shouldn’t replace regular screening, but they should become part of your routine.

Our Breast Screening Services

The recently expanded Breast Health Clinic at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi offers a full range of breast health services – all in one place.

Now with the addition of our all-inclusive Breast Imaging Suite, our all-female multidisciplinary team perform screening, investigative and diagnostic services, using the latest state-of-the-art equipment, in a completely private and compassionate environment.

Our screening services include:

• Digital mammography
• Tomosynthesis or 3D Mammography
• Breast MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
• Breast ultrasound
• Breast CAD (computer-aided detection)
• Minimally invasive diagnostic breast biopsies
• Stereotactic vacuum-assisted biopsy
• Ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted biopsy
• MRI guided core biopsy
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Breast Screening – Make the Time.