"Nine Things To Know Before Your First Mammogram" - Julia Naftulin
Before your first mammogram, you’re sure to have questions about the procedure, which involves getting a series of x-rays of breast tissue to screen for breast problems. To help you overcome your mammogram worries and take control of your breast health, Laurie Margolies, MD, associate professor of radiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and director of breast imaging at the Dubin Breast Center of Mount Sinai Hospital, gives some tips. Aluminum in deodorant can seriously alter your mammogram results. “Deodorant shows up on a mammogram as white spots, and they look very similar and indistinguishable from spots that are cancer,” said Dr. Margolies. Although you’re not applying deodorant directly to your breasts, mammograms take images from under the armpits too.
- Laurie Margolies, MD, Associate Professor, Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Director of Breast Imaging, Dubin Breast Center of The Mount Sinai Hospital