A mammogram uses a low-dose X-ray to see inside the breasts to help doctors detect and diagnose breast diseases. It is recommended that mammogram should be performed every 2 years on women from the age of 50 to 74 years or earlier and more frequently if you have high risk factors for developing breast cancer like family history or BRCA gene positive.

Breast self-examination is a simple and useful tool to help screen for breast diseases (such as cancer) in addition to a regular physical examination by your doctor with a mammogram and/or ultrasound

In Malaysia, the incidence has been discovered to be 1 in 19 women and accounts for around 30% of all new cancers. Around 5,000 Malaysian women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, most of them aged between 30 and 60 years, where nearly half of those affected are under 50-years of age. Malaysian patients have poor survival rate due to lack of awareness of the signs and symptoms fear of screening and delay in medical treatment when traditional alternative is preferred.