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Mammogram showing breast cancer

A mammogram with arrow pointing to location of breast cancer.

A mammogram showing breast cancer. The arrow on the mammogram points to the cancerous tissue. As a mammogram is a ‘screening tool’, a further biopsy was needed to confirm this was a cancerous mass.

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