Mammogram Radiation is Much More Damaging than a Chest X-Ray Mammograms use ionizing radiation at a relatively high dose, which can contribute to the mutations that can lead to breast cancer. You can get as much radiation from one mammogram as you would from 1,000 chest X-rays. Mammography also compresses your breasts tightly, which can lead to a dangerous spread of cancerous cells, should they exist. Dr. Samuel Epstein, one of the worlds top cancer experts, has stated: The premenopausal breast is highly sensitive to radiation, each 1 rad exposure increasing breast cancer risk by about 1 percent, with a cumulative 10 percent increased risk for each breast over a decades screening.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 02:33:19 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015