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    • A mammogram with arrow pointing to location of breast cancer.
    Rights: Public domain - U.S. Government Published 21 July 2007 Size: 40 KB Referencing Hub media

    A mammogram showing breast cancer. The arrow on the mammogram points to the cancerous tissue. As a mammogram is a ‘screening tool’, a further biopsy was needed to confirm this was a cancerous mass.

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      How do people find out that they have cancer?

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