A woman's breastfeeding status can affect the timing of her mammogram screening.
Having just turned 40, Ms. Legg said she was determined to be as proactive as possible with cancer screenings.
Considering her family background, Ms. Legg worried about not receiving the screening. Her sister had recently undergone a mammogram while she was breastfeeding without any problems. "I've talked with pregnant and breastfeeding patients, both younger and older, who were unsure if they could have mammograms," Dr. Peterson said. "I've also fielded questions from technologists, unclear what imaging we can offer these patients....Educating health professionals about evidence-based guidelines for screening and diagnostic imaging and reassuring patients about the safety of breast imaging during pregnancy and lactation is thus more important than ever.
"The question for anybody to address with their physician will be, 'Is my risk of breast cancer high enough that I should take that small risk that they're going to over- or underread the mammogram because of my nursing status? Or should I wait until I wean the baby and have the mammogram then'?" he said.
Ms. Legg was relieved and she eventually received a mammogram when she finished breastfeeding, she said. However, she feels the overlap of older, breastfeeding moms and mammography guidelines deserves more attention.
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