October Breast Cancer Series: Importance of mammograms
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Channel: KRIS 6 News · 2017 · News & Politics
During the month of October, KRIS 6 News Anchor Jennifer Lira will have a series of reports on breast cancer in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This week, she's looking into the importance of yearly mammograms. Radiology Dr. David Saldana specializes in thoracic and breast imaging at Radiology & Imaging of South Texas. He has spent countless hours reviewing thousands of breast images -- looking for cancer. He says the more advanced 3-D mammogram screening known as tomosynthesis has taken cancer detection to the next level, "Because we're actually getting a better look at the breast," he said. The tomosynthesis machine captures multiple images of the breast at different angles, giving physicians like Dr. Saldana a better picture of the breast tissue.
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