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Mammogram
Why It Is Done
A Reference mammogram Opens New Window is done to:
- Screen for breast cancer in women without symptoms.
- Detect breast cancer in women with symptoms. Symptoms of breast cancer may include a lump or thickening in the breast, nipple discharge, or dimpling of the skin on one area of the breast.
- Locate an area of suspicious breast tissue to remove for examination under a microscope (biopsy) when an abnormality is found.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference November 1, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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