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• n  X-ray film of the soft tissue of the breast

• Place's doctor didn't think much of the lump either, but recommended a mammogram nonetheless.
• Without that mammogram, I wouldn't today be a cancer survivor.
• Ever since the 1980s, the mammogram has been the gold standard for detecting breast tumors.

News & Articles

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• Jesse investigation prompts new look at state's mammogram policy
  Joy Griffith couldn't be happier. The 36-year-old mother of two, who's in a high risk category for getting breast cancer, will have her mammogram covered after months of denials by the state employee's health care plan.
  June 12, 2013 - KING5 Seattle
• Sheehy Auto Stores to Fund Mammograms for Those in Need on June 20 at Sheehy Volkswagon in Springfield
  Sheehy Auto Stores will cover the full cost for mammogram screenings for up to 20 women in-need and/or without insurance at Sheehy Volkswagen (PRWeb June 12, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10822866.htm
  June 12, 2013 - PRWeb
• Woman with high breast cancer risk denied coverage
  A woman was denied coverage for a mammogram that was recommended by her doctor. When she couldn’t get the hospital or insurer to give her any answers, she got Jesse.
  June 11, 2013 - KING5 Seattle

Quotes

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• Ellen DeGeneres in Washington Post
  My mom, 30 years ago, had a mastectomy. It's changed my life because I'm highly aware I'm vulnerable to this disease and I get a mammogram every year,DeGeneres said.
• Cynthia Nixon in Fashion.ie
  I was . . . treated for stage one cancer [two different types] in both breasts. The cancer was detected at an early stage thanks to a mammogram and the work of a remarkable physician who insisted on investigating beyond what the mammogram could... Teresa Heinz Kerry http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Heinz&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEI3yjPM91llK2ZXmuJ4d0tdIhlfQ Washington Post http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/24/AR2009122402794.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHXq3U9Ta8vTd6o1rMAAd5wrYl4_A Dec 24, 2009 60858 81303 mammogram I always sort of thought, 'I'm probably going to get breast cancer. There's a really good chance.'" Nixon said. "I go for my completely routine mammogram and then I get a call from my gynecologist. And she says, 'Well, I have some - it's not...