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I spent part of the afternoon supporting breast cancer awareness with Tampa Bay Mobile Mammography at Hillsborough County's Think Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Proclamation Ceremony in downtown Tampa. It was a beautiful gathering of breast cancer survivors, city commissioners, members of the media, American Cancer Society representatives, members of police and fire department, and numerous other supporters.

Part two of "5 Things Women Should Know About a Mammogram" In this video I discuss a frequently misunderstood part of screening mammography...the callback. I hope you like and share. For more information on Dr. Ryan Polselli please visit Dr. Ryan Polselli

Hope this helps get the word out that screening mammograms are still one of the greatest tools we have to save the important women in our lives. Dr. Ryan Polselli FaceBook Video     Dr. Ryan Polselli, Breast Imaging Radiologist, dedicated to improving mammography, and founder and CEO of MammoLink®

"I was told I have a fibroadenoma, does this put me at a higher risk for developing breast cancer?" --Anonymous Patient Fibroadenomas are the most common mass found in the breast. They are benign. They do not impart any more risk of breast cancer than normal breast tissue. Although fibroadenomas have a fairly characteristic appearance on mammogram or ultrasound, cancer can sometimes look the same. For this reason it's a good to keep an eye on any mass that is assumed to be a fibroadenoma and make sure there is no change in appearance or rapid growth. If the mass which is assumed to be a fibroadenoma is large, there is rapid growth, or the uncertainty of diagnosis makes the patient uncomfortable, they should be biopsied with a needle. If the results from the needle biopsy reliably confirm the mass is a fibroadenoma, they can be left alone. If for some reason the needle biopsy is not conclusive or the diagnosis doesn't fit with the appearance or behavior...