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Thelma @thelme55 (79324) • Germany 30 Jun 21

Screening / test every year? I got a letter from our insurance to have a free mammography screening again. I got a letter from them every year. It is an examination for checking the breast for an early illness like cancer or so....

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Aspirin: To Treat Strokes, Heart Attacks, and Chest Pain?

Macarrosel @Macarrosel (7498) • Philippines 14 Sep 17

I am 53 years old and it's my first time to underwent a general medical/physical examination. This includes laboratory testing, mammography, Pap smear, ultra vaginal sound and derma care. Well, almost everything is normal and...

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Breast cancer

Kalyni2011 @Kalyni2011 (3496) • India 6 Feb 13

The so called ‘Brest cancer’ is becoming common this days.it is a type of cancer (malignant breast neoplasm) originating from tissues in breast; the incidence is nearly 100 times more common in women compared to men. The...

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Why do they use cancer-causing X-rays to check for cancer?

nanajanet @nanajanet (4436) • United States 14 Feb 09

I never really understood why X-rays, which can cause cancer, are used to look for cancer? It makes no sense to me, nor to many doctors, either. They have a new imaging system that contains no radiation yet they are not covered by...

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Mammographies

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 31 Jul 08

I got a letter today from the Quebec government stating that I am over 50 and it is time to go get a mammography. It is free and I just have to present the letter and my medicare card to the centre and get my free breast...

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Anyone ever had a abnormal mammogram

venshida @venshida (4836) • United States 8 Nov 07

I had my mammogram two days ago, and the radiologist office called today stating they notice a nodule on the right breast, and wants to retake the mammogram. I had a mammogram last November, and it was fine. They wont retake it...

Ladies- have you had a mammogram? does it hurt? how long does it take?

sandie61 @sandie61 (2359) • United States 9 Dec 06

I went to the doctors on Thursday and he said for me to go have a mammogram.

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WOMEN - HOW OFTEN DO YOU CHECK YOUR BREASTS?

ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45941) • United States 23 Nov 06

You should be checking them every month! Age does not matter. Breast cancer can strike at any age. Men are not excluded from this either. Men can get breast cancer. Please remember to examine your breasts regularly....

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