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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...
To be 100% honest, I don't know if they've ever correlated the pain of MGs to having Dense Breast Tissue, @Fufan ..... I've been affected the same over the last 20 years, with extremely painful MGs .... it actually could be an 'early receptor' indication of having Dense Breast Tissue!!?
My Ultrasound BC specialist told me the other week, that after the AI meds I've been on over the last 5 years, that my breasts were now a LOT LESS DENSE than they were 5 years ago!! So it is WELL worth asking them, next time you are checked. xx
Maybe this should be looked into more closely, with trials? @BCNA? It could indicate earlier detection?
My Ultrasound BC specialist told me the other week, that after the AI meds I've been on over the last 5 years, that my breasts were now a LOT LESS DENSE than they were 5 years ago!! So it is WELL worth asking them, next time you are checked. xx
Maybe this should be looked into more closely, with trials? @BCNA? It could indicate earlier detection?