Table Talk…..Do Mammograms Cause Cancer?

It was another hot summer evening and we had just finished consuming the remainder of a sumptous barbecue. I was just about to have a sip of my wine when one of the women at the dinner table, announced that her doctor had convinced her that mammograms cause cancer. This statement of course evoked a response which I immediately suppressed. I have learned over the years that a knee jerk reaction to statements made in a social setting does not generate long-term friendships. I immediately thought to myself, how on earth did she come to believe this? Consequently, I decided this was going to be the subject of today’s post. So what are the radiation risks and what should we be aware of as women undergoing screening mammograms or any test involving xrays. Unbeknownst to many invdivduals, we constantly receive