News from the RSNA Annual Meeting Mammography May Increase Breast Cancer Risk in Some High-Risk Women. Women at high risk for breast cancer, particularly women younger than 30, should weigh the benefits of screening mammography against the potential risks from low-dose radiation exposure.
“Mammograms may boost breast cancer risk in women with faulty gene,” the Daily Mail reports. This story appears to suggest that mammograms increase women's risk of developing breast cancer. ... It found that exposure to radiation before the age of 30 increased risk of disease in these already high-risk women.
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