What: The Washington Post reminds us that “mammogram callbacks are common — about 10 out of every 100 women are told they need more imaging after an initial screening, according to the American College of Radiology — but can be scary, especially if you have to wait for an appointment.”
Why it matters: It’s important for women to know that the “vast majority of the callbacks, however, turn out to be false alarms, according to the American Cancer Society. Fewer than 1 in 10 women who return for more imaging have cancer.” They also note that younger women tend to get call backs more frequently – because they don’t have a baseline of images established, and/or because breast tissues that make milk turns to fat as women age, making it easier to read a mammogram.
Source: Washington Post