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Francell Evans
Mrs. DeBock
English 4
14 April 2016
Mammograms Are The Best Detection
Breast cancer is more common than people think. One in every eight women are
diagnosed and one in thirty six of those diagnosed die each year. This cancer is not more
relevant in a certain race or ethnicity; anyone can get it. It is important that women know how to
lessen their chances of getting breast cancer because women are more vulnerable to the illness.
Early breast cancer detection using mammograms can prevent the severity of the cancer, shorten
the time span of the treatment, and decrease the fatality rate.
The severity of breast cancer can sometimes be a matter of life or death. According to
research, having regular mammograms is always the best way to avoid later suffering and serious
consequences (Early Detection Helps Fight Cancer). The lack of awareness and support to start
having mammograms and check-ups early on are the root causes to the severity of the cancer in
most women. Specialist say, Breast cancer is a curable disease provided that it is detected and
treated early (Early Detection Helps Fight Cancer). Without mammograms for detection
women are more vulnerable to the cancer and have a higher chance of the cancer spreading thus
becoming worse. Age is also another big factor concerning the severity of breast cancer.
Diagnosing breast cancer in younger women is more difficult because their breast tissue is
generally thicker than the breast tissue in older women. Younger women generally do not
consider themselves to be at risk for breast cancer. This can cause the cancer to form and spread

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unknowingly. However this cancer can strike at any age, and all women should be aware of their
personal risk factors for breast cancer.
By detecting breast cancer early with mammograms and preventing it from getting worse
the treatment time decreases. Mammograms are the most effective way to detect breast cancer.
Anozie states, Women must keep to their medicine, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy to reduce
the time span of treatment (Early Detection Is Key To Surviving Breast Cancer). Catching
breast cancer early with a mammogram means that the treatment process is not as long and
gruesome. With a smaller amount to handle the treatment can work faster. While the treatment
works less it will have patience recovering and cured way before those women who find breast
cancer when it has had time to develop and spread.
One in every thirty six women who are diagnosed with breast cancer die from this
horrible illness. Mammograms has been proven to knock down the fatality rate by thirty percent
(The Best Cure For Breast Cancer: Mammograms). By making all women aware of the
different types of breast cancer and how each one can affect them it boost the number of women
who start checking earlier in life. Early detection catches breast cancer when it is small and has
not spread yet. By catching the cancer while it is small the treatment is more likely work and
help fight all of the cancer. This will allow more women to survive and decrease the fatality rate.
Early breast cancer detection with mammograms can prevent the severity of the cancer,
shorten the time span of the treatment, and decrease the fatality rate. The lack of awareness and
support to have annual mammograms and check-ups is a main cause to the severity of the cancer
in many women. If the severity of the cancer grows then the time span of the treatment becomes
longer. While the severity grows and the treatment time span increases the fatality rate is sure to

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increase and more women will die from this deadly illness. Awareness of mammograms and their
positive effects on breast cancer has grown and is the key to womens survival.

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Work Cited
"The Best Cure for Breast Cancer: early detection, mammograms." Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
[Cheyenne, WY] 19 Oct. 2015. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 18 Feb.
2016.
"Early Detection Helps Fight Cancer." Africa News Service 3 Oct. 2007. Opposing Viewpoints
in Context. Web. 18 Feb. 2016.
"Early Detection Is Key to Surviving Breast Cancer, Says Anozie." Africa News Service 15 Oct.
2015. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 18 Feb. 2016.