Tag: Mammogram

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After the age of 40, yearly mammograms are key in early detection. Women of all ages should participate in monthly self-exams. There are two types of mammograms: screening and diagnostic. A screening exam is used for women who currently show no signs of cancer. A diagnostic exam is for women who have displayed abnormal results in a screening exam.

- Mammograms help identify breast cancers early and this enables the patients to take actions and treat it in the right way. It basically, reduces deaths in women who receive them. - Many women are concerned about the repeated exposure of their breasts every year to the radiation from mammograms. Thus, they opt for thermography, which is also another options but not quite approved by conventional medical approach.

  Doctors are often criticized for prescribing unneeded tests and procedures that harm more than they help and add to medical costs that could otherwise...