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Screenings are tests that look for diseases before you have symptoms. Screening tests can find diseases early, when they're easier to treat. You can get some screenings in your doctor's office. Others need special equipment, so you may need to go to a different office or clinic. Some conditions that doctors commonly screen for include: Breast cancer and cervical cancer in women Colorectal cancer... https://medlineplus.gov/healthscreening.html
What is a mammogram? A mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breast. Health care providers use mammograms to look for early signs of breast cancer. There are two types of mammograms: screening mammograms and diagnostic mammograms. What is a screening mammogram? A screening mammogram is a mammogram usually done for women who have no signs or symptoms of breast cancer. Regular screening mammograms... https://medlineplus.gov/mammography.html
Learn about breast cancer screening tests used to find changes in the breast before cancer develops. https://www.cancer.gov/types/breast/patient/breast-screening-pdq
Learn what screening and diagnostic mammograms are and how findings, including breast density, are reported. This fact sheet also discusses the benefits and potential harms of screening mammography. https://www.cancer.gov/types/breast/mammograms-fact-sheet
MedlinePlus matched the above topic(s) to ICD-10-CM Z12.31. ICD-10-CM stands for the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition.
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