A recent medical study suggests young women are at a higher risk for developing breast cancer by getting regular mammograms. Researchers examined how the low doses of radiation women are exposed to in mammography exams affect women with a family history or genetic mutations associated with breast cancer.
Women who are exposed as teens doubled their breast cancer risk, according to findings by epidemiologist and study author Martine Jansen-van der Weide. Research findings suggest that young women are more sensitive to radiation at such a young age and therefore should not be routinely screened. For women at high risk, however, the American Cancer Society recommends an annual mammograms and MRI. This is a very controversial study that will no doubt be challenged by some within the medical community.
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