Making use of mammograms: After 40 years of use, doctors say mammograms are still the best way to detect breast cancer

Thursday, October 8, 2015

"Mammography is wonderful because it can find the cancer before it's palpable, that is before you can feel it. ... We've found that with mammography, we can find cancers before they become palpable, with the idea being that the earlier we find something, hopefully it's going to allow us to remove it before it's become metastasized, and should give an improved outcome and survival," says Dr. Mark Gates, a radiologist and president of Cape Radiology Group.

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