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Article: BREAST IMPLANTS CAN MASK TUMORS IN MAMMOGRAMS.(News)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- January 28, 2004
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Byline: JULIE DAVIDOWP-I reporter
Breast implants make it harder to spot signs of breast cancer during routine mammograms, according to a new study.
The implants, whether saline or silicone, appear as a solid white mass on X-rays, blocking breast tissue and obscuring a radiologist's view.
However, to researchers' surprise, tumors in women with implants were not discovered at a more advanced stage.
"That's the good news," said Diana Miglioretti, a biostatistician at Group Health Cooperative's Center for Health Studies and the lead author of the article in today's Journal of the American Medical Association.
"(Tumors) are ...