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Mammography and Radiation: Risk vs Benefit
Copyright: public domain Mammograms are safe; breast cancer… is not. Your risk of cancer from the radiation from a mammogram is very, very small. The benefit of using mammograms to detect cancer is,...
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Breast Discomfort During Your Mammogram Part 2: Fear
Mammography is a powerful tool, but as we discussed in the post on the physical discomforts, there seem to be as many reactions to the procedure as there are women. Today we will spend some time...
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Cell Phones and Breast Cancer
LG KF350 aka “ice cream” Flipped Open by @quirkyrocket via Flickr Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0) When women come in for mammograms, we are often asked if carrying a cell phone in...
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10 Excuses We’re Tired Of, Part 2
As promised yesterday, here are more “reasons” you can’t use for putting off your mammogram anymore (at least not by the time you’re done reading here)… 6. I have breast implants. They require extra...
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Thyroid Shield For Your Mammogram?
Thyroide by Arnavaz via fr.wikipedia Copyright Public Domain Do you need thyroid protection when going in for your mammogram? The short answer is: We say no. The slightly longer one is: While the...
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Imaging After Breast Cancer
Our mantra is: yearly screening mammograms for all women over 40 with breasts. We have not discussed in any detail times when imaging is required after a breast cancer diagnosis or after surgery. There...
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1 More Reason to Fear Not Your Mammogram
It’s okay to be a little concerned about radiation exposure. As radiologists, we daily consider the risks and benefits of radiation for imaging. We want to limit the amount of radiation a person gets...
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Living Well After Breast Cancer… Getting Back in the Swing!
In the fight against breast cancer, as radiologists our passion is early detection, but we are equally passionate about survivorship. Survivorship starts day one of a breast cancer diagnosis including...
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2 Reasons for a Breast MRI
#161006160 / gettyimages.com Just as with mammography, breast MRI can be divided into screening and diagnostic exams – screening breast MRI is used to evaluate women with elevated risk of breast...
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Top 10 Questions About Mammography
Why can’t I wear deodorant? One of the signs we are looking for in every mammogram is tiny flecks of calcium, which can be a finding of early breast cancer. Deodorants and antiperspirants contain...
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