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When a ‘normal’ mammogram result may not be ‘normal’

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Whew! If you’ve ever had a mammogram, you know that feeling of relief when that letter arrives in the mail saying your results are ‘normal.’ Most women exhale and then toss the letter in the garbage. But we ask, hold on! You’ve done great going for your mammogram, but you need to do one more thing

False Positives

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BLOG TITLE: BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY In 2014, I went for a routine mammogram and ultrasound. I know that being sent for both tests for a routine checkup is not the norm in Ontario or Canada, but my doctor is an unusual one. The ultrasound picked up a cancerous tumour that the mammogram had