An abnormal mammogram is not a cancer diagnosis: what you should do next

An abnormal mammogram does not automatically mean breast cancer, but it does mean doctors may need to take a closer look.Dr. Anitha Srinivasan, Deputy Chief Medical Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan, told the Bronx Times that  mammograms allow doctors to look for abnormal growths within the breast tissue or ducts. She recommends annual screening beginning at age 40, in part because each new mammogram can be compared with previous images.“I always tell my patients that a m