Health
How painful is mammogram?
How painful a mammogram is going to be is the question you’ll expect will be going through the mind of any woman thinking of having her first mammogram. Mammogram screening is not supposed to hurt. The machine’s compression plates are designed to compress breasts without creating pain and discomfort. Unfortunately, this is not the experience […]
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Diagnostic mammogram.
A Mammogram diagnostic is a Prescription-only measure meant to investigate abnormal developments in your breasts. Unlike screening mammograms where you can refer yourself once you are above 40 years old, a diagnostic must be ordered by your physician when there are suspicious abnormal changes in your breasts. Screening vs. diagnostic mammogram. Whereas Screening mammograms are […]
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What are calcium deposits in the breast?
Calcium is essential for many biological or physiological processes in the body. For some reason, there could be a build-up of calcium in body tissues. The breasts are not exempted from this phenomenon. When calcium gets deposited anywhere within the breast tissues, we call it Calcification. Calcium deposits in the breast are observed in mammograms […]
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Mammogram for implants.
Effects of implants on mammograms, best implant locations in a breast, the best type of mammogram for implants, the challenges, the risks, and special guidelines for conducting mammogram for implants.
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Mammogram for dense breasts.
Mammograms for dense breasts show unique features that make the diagnosis of breast cancers challenging. With dense breasts the chances of errors in mammogram reporting increase as well as the possibility of missing abnormal developments in the breast. About 50% of all women above the age of 40 are known to have dense breasts as […]
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