While the recommended age to start getting mammograms is 40, there are women now getting diagnosed at a younger age and some are taking to social media to raise awareness.
COLUMBIA (WOLO): A side effect from the COVID-19 vaccine is swollen lymph nodes, which can mirror the signs of breast cancer on a routine screening. Director of Breast Imaging at Prisma Health, Dr. Douglas Bull, says it’s no reason for concern. “That’s really an understandable phenomenon; it probably happens in a lot of vaccines because it’s a normal body response…
Doctors are now recommending women schedule their mammograms before receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. That’s because the vaccine can stimulate a potent immune response, including swollen lymph nodes, which can look like breast cancer, even if there is no cancer.
