Sunday, October, 25, 2009
Abnormal Mammogram
October 03, 2008
A new study suggests that women who take combined hormone therapy
may have a higher risk of inaccurate mammograms and biopsies. HRT
makes breast tissue denser, which makes it harder to get an
accurate reading from a mammogram, according to researchers. The
increase in abnormal mammograms lasted for at least 12 months even
after women stopped taking hormone therapy, the study found.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Beth Brophy
,
Health Expert
...radiologist with a large collection of normal and abnormal mammograms in a database. The new...
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By PJ Hamel
,
Health Expert
...estrogen/progesterone experience significantly more abnormal mammograms, and undergo many more...
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By Kevin Knopf, MD
,
Health Expert
...important to realize that there are many questionable or abnormal mammograms that do not...
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By PJ Hamel
,
Health Expert
Breast Cancer Screening News Update: Yesterday, March 27, the American Cancer Society issued new...
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Health Guide
...while women at higher risk tend to have more breast cancers. In addition, estrogen therapy may cause
abnormal mammogram results. Breast tissue density increases with HRT, which makes mammograms...
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Breast Examination by a Health Professional. Early detection of breast cancer significantly reduces the risk of death. Women between the ages of 20 and 49 should have a physical examination...
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Experts estimate that about 211,240 new cases of invasive female breast cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2005. About 1,690 breast cancer cases will be diagnosed in men...
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Nearly every woman at some point has some symptoms as menstruation approaches. For about half of these women, symptoms are mild and do not affect normal daily life. The other half report...
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Long-Term ComplicationsType 1 diabetes reduces the normal life span by an average of 5 to 8 years. However, survival rates are improving in all ethnic groups and both genders. Longer survival rates...
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