ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF NON-INVASIVE BREAST CANCER SCREENING METHODS

Abstract

Breast cancer has become one of the most impactful women's health concerns internationally due to the worrying numbers of diagnosed cases and deaths reported each year. The present review article aims to explain the advantages and disadvantages of non-invasive breast cancer detection methods accepted in medical practice and under research by searching the available data on each method. A search was carried out in databases of scientific publications (Pubmed, Scielo) and websites about the topic. Clinical studies and review articles in English and Spanish dated between 2001 and 2024 were included. As keywords for the search, the following terms were used: breast self-inspection, clinical breast inspection, mammography, impedance spectroscopy, breast cancer, screening methods, breast cancer screening; the search terms were used in English and Spanish. To improve global statistics of the disease, especially in developing countries, it is necessary to achieve an integration of the different detection methods since, when combined, better results have been observed in the fight against this disease than when used individually. It is necessary to continue researching methods that can detect the disease in early stages (before the tumor appears, it would be a plus) and that are comfortable to use and accessible to everyone.