Mammogram of breast

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Mammogram of breast

Asked for Female, 30 Years

I had done breast usg and its normal. bt i want to do mammography for sure about breast cancer but my gynec and radioloist told me its for age above 35yrs and not 30. why i cant do mammo? only usg is accurate or it may miss something that mammogram find?

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Dr. Shreevatsa Mirley General Surgeon 4 yrs exp Bangalore Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Shreevatsa Mirley

General Surgeon 4 yrs exp Bangalore

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USG is normal , so most probably you don’t have anything! Be happy !! So it’s unnecessary to break your head with other investigations, If you are young and no family history with no complaints You can do mammography , with additional risk of radiation exposure.

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Breast examination every 3 years Yearly examination starting at 45 years And yearly mammogram

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