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Effect of breast augmentation on the accuracy of mammography and cancer characteristics
- Source :
- JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association. Jan 28, 2004, Vol. 291 Issue 4, p442, 9 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- Breast implants may make breast cancer diagnosis by mammography more difficult, according to a study of approximately 1 million women. Among women with breast implants, mammography only identified 45% of the women who had breast cancer. Among women without breast implants, mammography identified 67% of those who had breast cancer. Breast implants do not make breast cancer worse.
- Subjects :
- Mammography
Breast cancer
Breast prosthesis
Breast implants
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00987484
- Volume :
- 291
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.112820757