Breast calcifications are small deposits of calcium that appear on a mammogram as bright white spots or dots in the soft tissue of the breast. This is because calcium readily absorbs X-rays during a mammogram. Calcifications do not usually show up on an ultrasound and will never show up on a breast MRI.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer with a high mortality rate in women and mastectomy is the treatment of choice for breast cancer. There are two commonly used surgical methods: mastectomy and breast-conserving surgery.

For patients with breast cancer, there are currently 2 surgical methods to treat the disease: complete removal of the breast or preserving the breast. Breast-conserving surgery is mainly indicated for cases where the disease is detected at an early stage, when cancer cells have not spread widely.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Every year, around 2 million people worldwide are diagnosed with breast cancer and about 600,000 people die from the disease.

Breast-conserving surgery in breast cancer includes many levels: excision of the tumor, partial mastectomy, and quadrant resection of the breast. The surgeon will cut the tumor and surrounding tissue with a safe margin based on the guidance of the ultrasound and mammograms as well as their perception.

Breast cancer screening is a measure to help detect the disease early, increase treatment efficiency, and reduce costs and time. In disease screening methods, imaging plays an important role in diagnosing and detecting abnormalities in the mammary glands, especially breast cancer.

The surgical methods for breast cancer can leave serious complications such as: Long scar shrinkage, loss of one breast, restriction of shoulder movement on the operating side... To reduce complications, two doctors Fisher and Veronesi proposed breast-conserving therapy with partial mastectomy with radiation therapy. The success rate and aesthetic results are very positive.

After breast cancer treatment, a woman loses a female organ. That led to the development of breast reconstruction techniques - helping women feel more confident in their everyday lives.

Breast cancer is one of the 10 most common cancers in Vietnamese women. The age of breast cancer tends to be younger, with breast cancer patients in their teens with the average age of only about 30 years old.