N.L. reviewing nearly 14,000 more mammogram results for potential errors

The province’s four regional health authorities will review thousands of diagnostic images stretching back to 2018, following last week’s announcement from Central Health that it discovered possible problems with the way its employees were screening patients for breast cancer.

Breast cancer symptoms: Spot early signs and reduce risks of a mammogram with this test

Breast cancer symptoms usually first appear as a lump or an area of thickened tissue in the breast. But 90 per cent of breast lumps aren’t cancerous, according to the NHS, which can make knowing for definite if you have breast cancer difficult. Women are required to get checked for breast cancer every three years once […]