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arpie
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2 years ago

Over 350,000 women didn't have mammograms 2021-22 due to pain & discomfort .... NEW technology!

This was in the Newspaper yesterday ...... A HUGE number of women are opting out of mammograms due to pain (even tho not mentioned in the article - it is a very real problem) & discomfort of the curre...
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Afraser
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2 years ago
The only time I felt a mammogram was painful, as distinct from uncomfortable, was when my breast was already showing pale signs of inflammation from my cancer. I’m all for improvements but as the article says, it’s to overcome discomfort!