I found a lump in my left breast and my physician ordered a mammogram. Little did I know that it would be a complete waste of time for someone under 40! There is dense breast tissue that could be hiding a tumor but my mammogram was negative and the radiologist advised I get another one done in a whole 5 years!!! Needless to say I am going to a breast specialist to rule out cancer. The mammogram did say that my axillary lymph nodes are likely reactive. When I got a copy of the report they are very visible as large white circles. What does this mean? I don't have an infection currently and the lymph nodes are on my left side as well. What do reactive or calcified axillary lymph nodes look like on a mammogram and could it mean breast cancer?