Side effects of mammograms: Finally, when asked about the side effects of mammograms, Dr. Cortés, from the IOB, points out that there are two important considerations: first, the stress and anxiety that the alterations found can bring to patients that, In most cases, we will be dealing with a benign tumor or pathology. In addition, he indicates that, being a test that emits radiation, the abuse of mammography "could even increase ...