Gel May Reduce Pain of Mammography

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BROOK, Ill. -- The simple application of a pain-relieving gel may reduce the breast discomfort some women experience during mammography exams, according to the results of a clinical trial published online in Radiology.

"We now have something that we know reduces discomfort with screening mammography in women who expect higher discomfort -- lidocaine gel," said the trial's principal investigator, Colleen Lambertz, a nurse practitioner at St. Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute in Boise, Idaho. "With a more positive experience, we hope women will undergo more regular mammography screening."

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Gel May Reduce Pain of Mammography

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