Common COVID vaccine side effect impacting mammogram results
A serious symptom of cancer may just be a harmless side effect of the COVID vaccine. The confusion has some patients worried after their mammograms. Author: Amanda Jaeger Updated: 7:13 AM CDT May 7, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. As women get their yearly mammograms, doctors have noticed something impacting results: the presence of swollen lymph nodes, a common side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Dr. Stacy Smith Foley, Medical Director of The Breast Center at CARTI, said the swollen lymph nodes after a vaccine are not something to panic about. The swollen lymph nodes are the body s natural response to being exposed to the vaccine, she said.