For women with breast implants, the ability of mammography to detect abnormalities is reduced because the content of the implant (a gel or a liquid) may block the view and because the scar tissue surrounding the implant tightens. Additional X-ray views may be required, and other imaging tests...
The article presents information on the relationships of breast implants with mammogram results. Despite the confusion about how breast implants affects a women's health, a new study throws some light. Author Joseph K. McLa...
There are two uses of mammograms (screening and diagnostic). Ascreening mammogramis used to screen for unsuspected breastcancerin women with no signs or symptoms. It usually involves two X-ray images of each breast to detect tumors or small calcifications within the breast tissue. While adiagno...
Monitoring breast implants for symptoms of leaking Looking for changes in the breast when suspicious nodes are discovered in the armpit Even though MRI sounds more sophisticated, it is not a replacement for a mammogram. Although an MRI can detect abnormalities that a mammogram cannot detect, certain...
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and irritated nipple and areola are signs of Paget's disease of the nipple. One theory for the cause of Paget's disease is that the cancer cells start growing inside the milk ducts within the breast and then break through to the nipple surface. Another possibility is that the cells of the...
People with breast implants may require a diagnostic mammogram for a better look at their breast tissue. Diagnostic mammograms take longer since they take pictures of the breast tissue from several angles to provide more detail. Since more X-ray images are required during a diagnostic mammogram, ...
More than 2.8 million women were either currently being treated, or had been treated, for breast cancer as of 2015. A huge number,
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Heidi K., of Seattle, Washington, says she was so terrified of the pain that she thought was involved with a mammogram that she put off getting a painful breast lump checked out for two years. When her new boyfriend found out about the situation, he made her call the doctor the very ...