Breast Clinic       

The Ratchaphruek Hospital has an excellent team of medicalspecialists who can provide accurate diagnosis and treatment of female patients with breast-related anomalies in a comprehensive manner. These anomalies are, for example, breast tumor, mastitis, including complications arising from fibrocystic changes. Our medical team comprises of breast surgeons, radiologists, specialists in breast diagnosis, radiation therapy specialists, specialized physicians in chemotherapy, pathologists, all of whom form their teamwork to take care of each individual patient, co-planning their treatment in accordance with international standard. For instance, opting for preserving the breasts for early staged breast cancer patients with close monitoring by a radiologist so that the treatment can use radiological option rather than breast amputation altogether in the case that warrants this method of treatment.  This includes breast plastic surgery in certain cases so as to keep it in a natural form.  

Breast Disease Diagnosis        The Ratchaphruek Hospital provides screening and diagnostic examination of breast cancer by means of modern digital mammography that produces high quality images with high accuracy rate, together with the ultrasound machine which can detect any minute dysfunction even at very early stage.  Moreover, the Hospital is well equipped with a great team of female radiologic technicians who have expertise in doing a gentle and rapid breast examination.

It is reported that breast cancer has become No. 1 cancer found in Thai women and is constantly on the rise on an annual basis.  On a more positive note, however, it is found that breast cancer patients have an increasing rate of permanent cure if the cancer is detected at an early stage and gets proper treatment. Breast cancer screening test is thus extremely vital and must be monitored under genuine specialists.  

Who should be examined?

• Women with over 40 years of age should undertake an annual mammogram test.
• Women with questionable symptoms, i.e., detectable lump in the breast, pain, abnormal liquid especially that with red-colour coming out of a nipple, or chronic wound around the nipple.
• Women with breast or ovary cancer history among their direct family members.
• Women who had their period started at an age lower than 11 years old or have menopause at an age over 55 years old.
• Women who bear no children and have never done any breast-feeding.
• Consumption of birth control pills for a long period of time.

Why the digital mammography performs a better job in detecting breast cancer than the old-style one?

• Images from the digital mammogram machine are very precise, thus helping doctors to differentiate normal breast tissues from other anomalies, such as, calcium, lumps, quite clearly.
• The digital mammography images help the physicians to take decision on how to treat the patient more rapidly and accurately.

How to prepare yourself for mammography?

• On the actual day of the mammography, it is advisable for patients to refrain from using talc, deodorants or body lotion around the armpits and the breasts as some chemical substances of these products can look like calcium stones in the mammography image.

Mammography should be done one week after the first day of the period so as to avoid any negative effect on women with possible pregnancy and to reduce breast pain during the mammogram.