Dr Öncel Yakar’s comments

Gynecology and Obstetrics or General Surgery specialists should be consulted regarding breast health. In case of breast diseases, a General Surgeon specializing in Breast Surgery can be consulted.

Screening mammography can be done worldwide in State Hospitals, University Hospitals, Private Hospitals or experienced Radiology Centers according to each country’s medical system

Breast health plays an important role in every woman’s life. This is based on the facts that breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and that early diagnosis and treatment significantly increase life expectancy thanks to screening methods. While stricter follow-up and examination protocols are applied for women with certain risk factors, women with no risk factors should also have breast screenings regularly. Standard breast screening guidelines recommend that women should perform breast self-examination from the age of 20, and additionally, from the age of 40, breast imaging with clinical examination and mammography once a year. In this section, especially in the twenty-fifth year of her profession and as a female surgeon, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Didem Öncel Yakar answers questions frequently asked by you. We are with you to manage your routine annual screenings and appropriate examination-surgery-treatment processes at our private practice located in Ataşehir-Istanbul.