My FIGHT WITH BREAST CANCER!! Stories of my struggle with the News that I have Breast Cancer, my Surgery, Chemotherapy treatments, Sickness, Frustrations and Need of Your Help. Your Support and Help in understanding what is happening and how to get through it. Information to help others understand the same.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Mammograms find more than Breast Cancer.
Mammograms Do Double Duty! Mammography is one of the best ways to detect breast cancer early, but the routine scans may also be useful in picking up signs of kidney disease. X-ray based mammogram screenings expose calcium deposits - one of the by-products of malfunctioning kidneys - in the arteries of breast tissue. This was reported in the Feb 11th issue of Time magazine in the briefing section, Lab Reports, by Alice Park. This just adds to the reason to be sure to get your mammogram; Early detection of breast cancer and early detection of kidney disease. To your health Leigh
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