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Had three scans on both breasts at my regular screening

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Badga61
Badga61

I am 56 and had my third regular breast screening mammogram today.  On the previous two occasions I had two scans per breast - on where the breast is squashed from top to bottom and one squashed side to side.

​Today the mammographer did an extra top to bottom one focusing on the nipple area of both breasts.

​Is this something new, or are my breasts now too pendulous to be able to get the nipple on in the normal top to bottom one?  My main concern is that she did this because she saw something abnormal.  Could this be the reason for doing it?

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  • alex35210
    alex35210 Badga61

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    nipple views are taken when they haven't been able to get the nipple in profile. this means that they haven't been able to see directly behind the nipple on the pictures that they have taken. They would not do any extra pictures in screening if they saw something, its just the standard 4 pictures. hope this helps smile

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