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Can shingles affect mammogram results?
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No: Shingles would only affect the mammogram by possibly showing some skin thickening and cause you more discomfort during the procedure but it should not affect the visualization of the breast tissue.
Answered 9/22/2018
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No: No, shouldn't have much effect on mammo, but getting mammo might be painful.
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