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COVID vaccine may lead to a harmless lump in your armpit, so women advised to delay mammograms for 6 weeks – The Conversation AU
As Australian women over 50 prepare to have their COVID shot, they need to factor in timing of their mammogram. Here’s why.
Australian women are being asked to think about the timing of breast cancer screening as they prepare to receive their COVID vaccine.
This is in light of US evidence that a normal consequence of COVID vaccination, temporary swelling of the lymph nodes in the armpit, may interfere with how doctors interpret mammograms.
So women have been advised to either have a mammogram first, or delay it until six weeks after vaccination, to avoid any confusion.
This advice is particularly relevant now we are…
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