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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Are Mammograms Needed Every Year

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Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

like to cancel it. They are looking for a nodule noted last year (on a scan of my gallbladder ) but the ... smoke, quite a bit. To continue, the reason for the 3 mammograms is dense tissue found this... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Kamalpreet Kaur MD

, both breasts are full of fiubroglandular dencities. what are the odds they will stay benign and should I have a double mastectomy as preventative. Is once a year mammograms sufficient? XXXX ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kamalpreet Kaur ( OBGYN)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

My wife recently passed away from breast cancer ,I am still very angry she went each year for her yearly mammograms and always got a good report so how could this happen.The oncologist said she must have ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Manisha Jain MD

only needed surgery, to make sure my margins were clear, which they were. I go for my yearly mammograms, every year, and so far, thank God, they have been normal My question is, regarding... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manisha Jain ( OBGYN)
Dr.   Aarti Abraham MD

even every day and I am sure I bring this on with anxiety . Is this possible To have pains that are not ... had a normal mamogram the year before that and brought up the occasional pain to my doctor... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aarti Abraham ( OBGYN)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Vaishalee Punj MD

ultrasound once a year (the province of Ontario doesn t make mammograms mandatory until age 50) There are two ... my period 8 days ago and both of my nipples are very sore-I m also currently... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ivan Romic MD

, because I have an area of increased density in my right breast not noted on previous mammograms, I am 53 , and have had mammograms every year since I was 40. What would this mean? And should I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Anju Choudhary MD

found 2 years ago and it has been watched with mammograms and ultrasounds every 6 months. I recently ... fam doc says a biopsy of the breast is needed but dosent elaborate. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anju Choudhary ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

[Trying to conceive and scheduled for IVF in Sept., I am required to have a mammogram prior to IVF due to age, 40. It is scheduled for tomorrow, day 13 of my cycle, positive OPK occurred on Day 9. This is our last cycle to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Akhtarhusian GHAUSI MD

I understand that digital mammograms are much safer for patients regardless of any previous cancer because the patient does not experience such high rates of radiation that is found in regular... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian GHAUSI ( General & Family Physician)