Avoid using deodorants before your mammogram
Another important tip to prep for mammogram is knowing what to stay away from before a mammogram screening. Women should avoid using deodorants, antiperspirants [4], powders, lotions, creams or perfumes under their arms or on their breast. There are metallic substances in powders and deodorants that appear on mammogram and can cause confusion.
Presence of these metallic particles can cause scheduling of additional tests or losing the chances of detecting breast cancer. Using deodorants before a mammogram gives inaccurate results. White spots show on the x-rays and it confuses the physician. You take your deodorant with you to rub after the screening, if you are going somewhere. The aluminum [5] present in deodorants create false positive images and unnecessary screening.