What Age Should a Woman Get a Mammogram?
If you’re nearing 40, you may be wondering if it’s time to add a yearly mammogram to your healthcare routine.
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When to Get your Mammogram after Your COVID-19 Vaccine
As we see the success that has been achieved with the COVID-19 vaccine, more people are committing to getting theirs. As women determine that it is in their best interest to get vaccinated against this illness that has ravaged the entire world’s population, there is a little something they should know. While it is incredibly
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In Case You Were Wondering, Here is the Case for Getting Your Mammogram
Statistics indicate that one in eight American women will develop breast cancer. This type of cancer is second only to lung cancer in terms of death in women. Even with these numbers, many women question whether or not they should get their mammogram. Here, we discuss why the answer to that question is a resounding
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How Breast Density May Determine Your Best Breast Exam
Women may feel as though they are constantly hearing about the importance of regular mammograms. This standard of care is recommended for all women of a certain age or who have pre-existing risk factors for breast cancer. Regardless of the stressed importance, many women tend to procrastinate when it comes time to schedule their breast
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The COVID-19 Vaccine and Your Mammogram: You Need Both. Here’s How to Schedule!
It didn’t take long after women started getting their COVID-19 vaccinations for doctors to recognize a particular side effect: swollen lymph nodes. This discovery was made when doctors began seeing a sharp increase in this symptom seen on mammogram images. So far, it has been linked to the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. With
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When Can I Stop Getting Mammograms?
If your annual mammogram is not something that you look forward to, you’re not alone. Most women, especially those who have had mammograms using older technology, dread this necessary test. They have found them to be stressful, uncomfortable, and generally inconvenient. As a result, many women ask when they can stop getting this screening. We’ll
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Mammogram Guidelines You Should Know
Mammograms are, to date, the best diagnostic test we have to catch breast cancer and other breast conditions. If you’re like most women, you probably have a few questions about the testing guidelines and what to expect when mammogram time comes around. Here, we walk through some of the most important details of this screening.
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Can Trauma to the Breast Cause Breast Cancer?
One of the concerns women have when they experience trauma to their breasts is whether or not that trauma can cause breast cancer. You can breathe a sigh of relief, however: there is no indication that trauma of any kind is linked to breast cancer or causing breast cancer. Side Effects of Breast Trauma Traumatic
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At What Age Should I Start and Stop Mammography Screenings?
Mammograms are the single best tool to find breast cancer at its earliest stages — long before you or your doctor can feel a lump. Having regular 3D mammograms performed by an experienced board-certified breast imaging specialist is the best way to detect abnormalities early. But at what age should you begin having mammograms, and
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Is a Mammogram Safe During Breastfeeding?
Mammograms save lives by detecting breast cancer early enough to treat, and for most women, it’s important to have a mammogram every year beginning at age 40. For women who have a family history of breast cancer, annual mammogram screenings may start much earlier. One of the common questions we get from new moms is
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