mammographic
- a word derived from mammography.
Example Sentences
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All women who underwent mammographic screening were followed for at least 180 days.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
Also driving the changes in the draft recommendations is a growing recognition of the risks faced by women with dense breasts, which make malignancies both more common and harder to detect on mammographic images.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023
These women were more forthcoming, discussing the details of their treatments and things that women could do — breast self-examination and mammographic screening — to find breast cancers early.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2010
The American Cancer Society, however, was quick to point to other studies indicating that mammographic screening reduces mortality even more than previously thought.
From Time Magazine Archive
And as for the increased risk of cancer posed by exposure to mammographic X rays?
From Time Magazine Archive
