The Burlington County Times published an article this week about why many women delay or avoid mammograms.
“Many women are too busy working or taking care of family, so getting a mammogram takes a backseat,” said Karen J. Hendershott, MD, a breast surgeon at Cooper Cancer Institute. Then there’s the myth that radiation from the digital mammography will cause cancer.
“There’s as much radiation during the screening as there is on a flight from New York to L.A.,” Hendershott said. “There are risks to everything we do in life, but there are some risks that are needed and mammography is one.”
