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Mammograms Should Be Scheduled Before or After COVID-19 Vaccine, – Everyday Health
The Society for Breast Imaging (SBI) is recommending that women schedule mammograms before they get the COVID-19 vaccine or four to six weeks after it.
The Society for Breast Imaging (SBI) is recommending that women schedule their annual mammogram before they get the COVID-19 vaccine or delay screening until four to six weeks after receiving the vaccine.
The recommendation comes after increasing reports of a side effect following receiving the COVID-19 vaccine: swollen, abnormal-appearing lymph nodes in the armpit on the same side as where COVID-19 vaccines were administered.
Swollen lymph nodes under the arm, also known as axillary adenopathy,…
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