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Mammograms can do more than detect breast cancer – they also offer important clues on heart health
2 outlets · first reported by The Conversation (US health) 6d ago · latest 6d ago · 4 hours of coverage
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6d ago
Mammograms can do more than detect breast cancer – they also offer important clues on heart healthBreast arterial calcification, or BAC, is easily visible on mammograms, and research shows it can add important insights about a woman's risk of heart disease or stroke. peakSTOCK/iStock via Getty Images If you’re a woman over 40, you have no doubt heard your doctor tell you to get a mammogram as…
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6d ago
Mammograms can do more than detect breast cancer—they also offer important clues on heart healthIf you're a woman over 40, you have no doubt heard your doctor tell you to get a mammogram as part of routine screening for breast cancer. But there's another reason, too.
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