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Profiles in Medicine
Do mammograms cause breast cancer?
STRICT GUIDELINES govern the dosage of radiation given off by mammography machines during the breast X-ray, but there is always a lingering fear among women that the annual mammogram recommended by health specialists will expose them to further cancer...
Some breast cancer myths
INACCURATE INFORMATION on breast cancer and mammography deter some women from taking mammograms. Here are some of the common misconceptions: Breast cancer is preventable
Watch the waistline
IT IS good advice to keep the inches off your waist. Physicians measure the distance around your waist and use it as a marker for abdominal fat.
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