Mammogram Pain Reduced By Over-The-Counter Anesthetic Gel

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 in the online edition of 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, F.N.P., a nurse practitioner at St.

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Filed under: Breast Cancer on July 25th, 2008