Less painful mammograms? New device may safely minimize the hurt

Melanie Kwestel’s last mammogram was so excruciating she hasn’t gone back for another in four years.“My doctor is angry with me," says the 59-year-old from Fair Lawn, N.J. "My gynecologist is angry with me. And I feel guilty.”No one knows how many women in the U.S. or Europe skip mammograms because they had a painful experience. But it’s enough of a concern that a group of Dutch research
Melanie Kwestel’s last mammogram was so excruciating she hasn’t gone back for another in four years.“My doctor is angry with me, says the 59-year-old from Fair Lawn, N.J. My gynecologist is angry with me. And I feel guilty.”No one knows how many women in the U.S. or Europe skip mammograms because they had a painful experience. But it’s enough of a concern that a group of Dutch research
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