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What is the point of mammograms and not full body scans?

Asked by KNOWITALL (29704points) December 11th, 2020

The area covered in a mammogram is a small percentage of our body. Since they don’t scan the rest of the body for cancer, what is the point of checking that one small area of the body?

Why aren’t full body MRI’s or x-rays part of the yearly exam by now?

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