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Can I do breast cancer self-exams if I have breast implants?
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January 11, 2008
The presence of an implant does not affect the screening and early diagnosis of breast cancer, nor self-examination, as the implants are beneath the breast in every case.
The presence of an implant makes it more difficult to compress the breast, and therefore special displacement views are necessary for complete examination. Generally speaking, subpectoral implants provide easier mammographic examination.





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