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Abstract Breast cancer continues to be a significant public health problem in the world and the second leading cause of female cancer death following long cancer. Micro calcification clusters and masses are the two most important signs for breast cancer and their automated detection is very valuable for early breast cancer diagnosis early detection is the key for improving breast cancer prognosis mammogram breast x-ray is considered the most reliable method in early detection of breast cancer and the single most effective low cost and highly sensitive technique for detecting small lesions. However, the sensitivity of mammography in highly challenged by the presence of the dense breast parenchyma which deteriorates both detection and characterization taske. The five year survival rate can be increased from 60% to 82% by an early diagnosis of breast cancer |