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Can breast implants hide tumors if placed under the muscle?

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I had breast augmentation under the muscle 4 years ago and was told that since the implant was placed under the muscle there was no risk of not detecting a tumor or mass, lately I've been reading otherwise, I'm 26 years old and don't have mammograms yet, so can anyone please tell me what the truth is??

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