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Mar 2021
Mammograms picking up swelling in women’s breasts after Covid-19 vaccine, raising ‘unnecessary’ cancer fears
US doctors are saying some women are developing swollen lumps in their breast following the Covid-19 vaccine.
President of the Royal College of Radiologists, Dr Jeanette Dickson, has said “Localised swelling is becoming a well-recognised phenomenon in people receiving coronavirus vaccines and the UK medical profession and radiology teams are aware of it.
“Virtually everyone mounts an immune response after getting the jab in their arm. This response is biggest in the lymph nodes in our armpits, which drain fluid away from the arm – the swelling of which is then seen on screening mammograms, which is something these scans are designed to pick up.
“In cancer care we are also seeing some visible lymph node swelling in the armpits of recently vaccinated patients undergoing CT and PET-CT scans.
“If patients are having any type of scan they need to make the imaging team aware of and when they had their Covid-19 jab and in which arm. These lumps can happen after the vaccine and are nothing to worry about.
“However, if a lump hasn’t gone a few days after getting the jab, then we would urge patients to consult their GP in case the cause is more serious.”
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