เมษายน 2015 - Question and Answer of Breast Cancer

I had an “abnormal” result on a routine mammogram. Does this mean I have cancer?

Most abnormalities that show up on routine mammograms are not cancer. However, more tests will be needed to make a firm...

In this case, you will have more decisions to make. Together, you and your doctors will decide which kind of surgery is best...

It depends on the type of lump you have. For some lumps in which the diagnostic test results were difficult to interpret, yo...

Reliable results depend on the skill and experience of the people who do the tests and interpret the findings. Not all doctors...

You can and should have the same tests (and treatments, if necessary) as everyone else. However, special techniques ma...

Thermography, which detects the tumour’s heat, and light scanning, which shows the tumour by shining a light through the bre...

If fine-needle aspiration doesn’t draw out any fluid, the lump may still be a harmless, solid fibrous growth. The needle can...

More tests may be necessary. Your doctor may suspect that the lump is actually a harmless cyst (a sac filled with fluid). Th...

A diagnostic mammogram is an x-ray of the breast and is recommended when there is reason to suspect cancer. Because younger ...

During the examination, the doctor is looking for signs that the lump is either “benign” (non-cancerous) or “malignant” (can...

You will be asked how long it has been since you first noticed a lump, whether it has changed at all (for example, whether i...

First, be aware that finding a lump is common and that most lumps are not due to cancer. However, any new lump must be inv...