Diagnosis of breast cancer using electromagnetic waves / Engy Alaa Eldin Hanafy Sayed ; Supervised Abdelmegid Allam

Thesis (M.Sc.) - German University - Faculty of Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research - Department of Communications

According to the international agency for research on cancer reports for 2012 that breast cancer comes in the list of the most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide with an 11.9%. Breast cancer was categorized as the most common cause of death in women as well as being the most frequently diagnosed cancer in 140 out of 184 countries. The more early breast cancer is diagnosed, the better chance in treatment. A line deterioration in the breast cancer mortality among women occurred since 1989 due to the early detection along with the improvement in the treatment process. So detection techniques now exist lik mammograms, magnetic resonant imaging, and breast ultrasound