Maryam Liaqat
University of Agriculture Faisalabad,Pakistan
Title: Early detection of breast cancer saves life: A review of microwave imaging against X rays mammography
Biography
Biography: Maryam Liaqat
Abstract
Breast cancer is the deadliest disease among all the types of skin cancer. Every second woman is in danger in Canada and every 8th women in Pakistan and USA. Therefore, it needs to focus on this issue seriously, from diagnosis to the cure very carefully. Mammography is a potential tool for breast cancer screening, works on ionizing X-rays exposure on the skin which is one of the dark sides of mammography. Whereas the other features like early detection, detection in the dense breast or in a pregnant woman are still not really satisfied with mammography. After 40years of age, every woman must pass through screening once in a year but the American Cancer society did not allow mammography in a period of two years. In the light of these facts, Scientist thinks that there is a desperate need of an alternating technique, that is Microwave Imaging (MWI). MWI is a non-ionizing technique for diagnosis of breast cancer at an early stage which is suitable for all age groups and size of the breast but still underdeveloped. The early detection of breast cancer can save life. The technique depends on the contrast of dielectric properties of the cancerous and healthy tissues and does not need compression of the breast for diagnosis which makes it user-friendly. For mammography, usually the biopsy is needed for results confirmation, therefore, it's expensive too but MWI is cost effective also.