Doctors notice COVID-19 vaccine causing concerning signs in mammograms
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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Mar 05 2021 7:58 AM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Doctors are noticing an interesting side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine that’s impacting mammograms for women.
“Recent studies have shown that approximately 10 to 15 percent of COVID-19 vaccinated patients can have lymph node swelling,” said Dr. Lauren Thorington, a radiologist at the Montgomery Cancer Center.
Thorington explained that swelling of the lymph nodes is often caused by cancer.
“In advanced breast cancer, we see enlarged lymph nodes pretty commonly. If it’s an early breast cancer, there should be no enlarged lymph nodes,” Thorington said.
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