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Doctors: New technologies could replace traditional mammograms

By CBS Chicago  
   December 02, 2014

When it comes to detecting breast cancer, doctors now have new ways to find tumors and save lives. CBS 2's Mary Kay Kleist checked out two of the latest technologies at the Radiological Society of North America's annual meeting at McCormick Place. This week, 47-year-old Jodi Thielemann will celebrate a life-changing anniversary. "I was diagnosed almost exactly a year ago," she says. She was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. Jodi, like 40 percent of all women, has dense breasts. That put her more at risk for cancer. "The risk can be as high as four to six times," says Jessie Jacob, Chief Medical Officer of Breast Health, GE Healthcare.

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