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Definition

A mammogram is an X-ray test of the breasts (mammary glands) used to screen for breast problems, such as a lump, and whether a lump is fluid-filled (a cyst) or a solid mass.

A mammogram is done to help screen for or detect breast cancer. Many small tumors can be seen on a mammogram before they can be felt by a woman or her health professional. Cancer is most easily treated and cured when it is discovered in an early stage. Mammograms do not prevent breast cancer or reduce a woman's risk of developing cancer. However, regular mammograms can reduce a woman's risk of dying from breast cancer by detecting a cancer when it is more easily treated.

Learn more about mammograms from the article found on the University of Michigan Health System's Healthwise Knowldegebase.

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See Also:

• Breast Cancer Screeing
  -from the University of Michigan Health System's Healthwise Knowldegebase
  
  
• Make an appointment for a mammogram
  
  
• The Breast Care Center
  
  
• Breast Cancer Information

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