Mammologist is the most important specialty of the present.

Currently, breast diseases are leading in distribution among the population. Therefore, with the first symptoms of any discomfort in this area, you should immediately contact a specialist for examination and early diagnosis. The earlier you go to the doctor, the less likely the adverse outcome of the course of the disease.

The mammary glands are susceptible to various diseases. This is mastopathy, cyst, breast cancer, and abscess, and galactorrhea, and gynecomastia, and many other diseases. All diseases of the human mammary glands are related to the professional activity of the mammalian physician. Thus, a mammologist is a doctor, a specialist with a higher medical education, whose duties include the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of any mammary disease in men, women and children.

The duties of a mammologist when taking a patient include:

- collection of anamnesis (clinical complaints of the patient);

- palpation (palpation of the mammary glands);

-The purpose of diagnostic methods, the diagnosis of the results of surveys;

- choice of treatment methods (conservative medical or surgical).

A decisive role in the effectiveness of this algorithm is played by a high qualification of the doctor and modern equipment for qualitative diagnostics, which will be able to establish the cause of the disease.

The causes of any abnormalities in the mammary gland can be very different, because The tissue in this area is very sensitive and is influenced by various factors: physical trauma, ovarian dysfunction, infections, changes in the hormonal background in the body, and many others.

In the arsenal of the mammologist there are many options for diagnosing the disease. These include mammography, ultrasound of the mammary glands (possibly simultaneously with mammary gland puncture), a blood test for cancer markers (detection of cancer even at the earliest stage), detection of hormonal background abnormalities, etc. Therefore, if you feel pain or tightness in the mammary gland (or in the axillary lymph nodes), discharge from the breast, changing the size / shape of the breast or nipple, or any other abnormalities, it is necessary to consult a doctor and prescribe a certain type of examination, and possibly several At the discretion of a specialist.

An equally important function of a mammologist is the prevention of diseases. After all, the main thing is to prevent the disease. Therefore, every person should visit this specialist at least once a year, even in the absence of complaints. In schools and preschool children's institutions, it is equally important to conduct regular breast examinations by a child's mammologist. If this is not provided in the institution that the child visits, parents should take care of it to avoid, or rather prevent undesirable consequences.