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Five More Reasons to get a Mammogram
In case you missed the memo, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Which means that everywhere you turn, pink ads with even pinker lettering are reminding you to get a mammogram because, well “early detection gives you the best shot for survival blah, blah, blah…” And they’re right—you’re just weary of being reminded. But here are five more reasons to stop dawdling and get screened already.
1. Peace of mind
It was Amelia Earhart who said, “Anticipation, I suppose sometimes exceeds realization.” -
Should You Wait To Have a Mammogram After a Vaccine?
Some researchers are suggesting women should wait six weeks after they are given vaccines such as for the flu and COVID-19 before having their yearly mammogram. Others say go ahead and get your imaging done. So which is it?
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Federal Group Issues New Mammogram Guidelines — But Not Everyone Agrees
About 12 percent of American women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Early detection is critical when it comes to treating breast cancer, and women often have been advised to get regular mammograms for this very reason.
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Why You Need To Start Getting Mammograms at Age 40
Women are now being told they should get mammograms every other year starting at age 40 – 10 years earlier than previous recommendations.
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Survey Finds Alarming Number of Young Women Have No Plans of Getting Mammograms
Orlando, Fla - About 42,000 women die of breast cancer each year, and while strides are being made in medical treatments, the best tool for preventing cancer deaths continues to be screening and early detection. But a new national survey commissioned by Orlando Health finds far too many women are skipping lifesaving mammograms and many young women have no plans to get screened at all.
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Dense Breasts, Delayed Mammograms: Lessons Learned from Katie Couric’s Breast Cancer Diagnosis
When Katie Couric asked, “Why NOT Me?” in announcing her breast cancer diagnosis, she highlighted what we all know: Any of us can get breast cancer.
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Mammography
Mammograms are one of the most important tools we have to diagnose breast cancer and breast abnormalities.
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DIEP (Deep Inferior Epigastic Perforators) Flap
DIEP is a state-of-the-art procedure that uses excess tissue from a patient’s abdomen to sculpt a new, natural breast.
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