Posted at 5:19 PM, Feb 22, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-22 17:48:18-05
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â There is new guidance out for men and women who may be getting screening mammograms after studies have found inflammation of lymph nodes due to the COVID-19 vaccines.
Dr. Stephen Edge is a professor of surgery at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine as well as a breast surgeon and professor of Oncology at Roswell Park.
He spoke to 7 Eyewitness News about the significance of the new findings and said this is not uncommon with any vaccine.
âThereâs inflammation that can be associated with the lymph nodes in the area that youâve had the vaccine or any other inflammation can become enlarged. Thatâs partly how they work.â
New warning for women who ve received the COVID-19 vaccine
New warning for women who ve received the COVID-19 vaccine Share Updated: 5:28 PM EST Feb 22, 2021
New warning for women who ve received the COVID-19 vaccine Share Updated: 5:28 PM EST Feb 22, 2021
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Show Transcript TONIGHT - A NEW WARNING WHEN IT COMES TO THE COVID-19 VACCINE. SOME WOMEN ARE EXPERIENCING LUMPS AS A SIDE EFFECT OF THE SHOT. I CAUGHT UP WITH A LOCAL DOCTOR TO FIND OUT WHAT WOMEN OF ALL AGES NEED TO KNOW. THE SOCIETY OF BREAST IMAGING IS WARNING WOMEN ABOUT A POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECT OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE. THE ORGANIZATION SAYS - SOME WOMEN WHO WERE RECENTLY VACCINATED ARE EXPERIENCING SWELLING OR A LUMP IN THEIR ARMPIT AREA - WHICH CAN BE MISTAKEN AS A SIGN OF BREAST CANCER. BUT DR. ROCELLE RINGER SAYS - THERE S NO NEED TO PANIC AS THIS CAN BE A BODY S NORMAL RESPONSE. DR. ROCHELLE RINGER, MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE HILTON HEAD HOSPITAL BREAST HEALTH CE
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