Dense breast tissue myths in mammogram reading
A health column argues that normal dense breast tissue is not a cancer risk factor and should not drive legal mandates. It explains mammogram interpretation focuses on vascular patterns, calcifications, and abnormalities, and notes biopsy decisions rely on family history, clinical findings, BRCA status, and ancestry.
Dense breast reading does not equal cancer risk
Dense breast findings on mammograms signal reading difficulty and the need for extra testing such as ultrasound or MRI rather than indicating higher cancer risk. Guidelines advise starting annual mammograms at 40 unless family history or a lump warrants earlier imaging, with discussion of options and potential biopsy if malignancy is found.
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American College of Ob Gyn
American Cancer Society
SUNY Oswego Students To Attend National Women Leaders Conference
SUNY Oswego junior Alexis N Avery and senior Mary Katherine Cornfield will attend the 28th National Conference for College Women Student Leaders in June at the University of Maryland College Park. Avery majors in childhood education and English. Cornfield studies English and leads Alpha Epsilon Phi. Conference support comes from SUNY Oswego, AAUW Oswego Branch, and Zonta Club of Oswego with additional funding.
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Alexis N. Avery
Roxanna Gillen
Zonta
Mary ‘Katherine Cornfield
University of Maryland
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Butterflies Are Free From Planning to Painful Tattoos
A reflective narrator recalls childhood TV choices and later misadventures with acupuncture and a bold butterfly shoulder tattoo. She notes discomfort with medical procedures, the humor of Julia Child impersonations, and the lifelong motif that butterflies signify freedom.
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