PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Mann, A TI - Women's health issues and nuclear medicine, part II: women and breast cancer. DP - 1999 Sep 01 TA - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology PG - 184--187 VI - 27 IP - 3 4099 - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/27/3/184.short 4100 - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/27/3/184.full SO - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.1999 Sep 01; 27 AB - OBJECTIVE: This is the second article of a 4-part series on women's health issues and nuclear medicine. This article reviews women and breast cancer. After reading this article the technologist will be able to: (a) discuss breast cancer statistics and potential risk factors for breast cancer; (b) describe the screening tools and diagnostic procedures used for early detection of breast cancer; and (c) explain the role of radionuclide breast tumor imaging in detecting breast cancer.