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Can Mamogram Wait For 12 Months After Detecting Calcifications In Left Breast?
i HAVE MAMOGRAMEVERY 12 MONTHS.. JUST NOW THEY CALL TO HAVE ME RE TAKE FOR LEFT BREAST AND THEY SHOW CALCIFICATIONS WHICH EVIDENTLY INDICATE CHANGE OR FORMATION, IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME 12 MONTHS ARE THEY MOST LIKELY CANCEROUS DUE TO ITS FAST C HANGE?
Fri, 28 Feb 2014
calcification in mammogram can be benign and not indicative of cancer. if there are no other findings on mammogram except this, then it can be safely forgotten . yes, you can wait for one year for your next scan
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