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[marrtamj]

i just had a mammogram done i am 42 years old..breast cancer does not run in my moms family..however all my first cousins on my dads side have had breast cancer at a early age..my report reads 1)- 7mm nodular density indentified right breast  2)-asymmetric density identified in left breast   3)-moderately dense fibroglandular breast parenchymal pattern...  from your expertise what are the chances this is cancer ??? ..i am looking for honesty not sugar coated answers..i have more test comming up..i'm just a little nervous..thank you

[marrtamj]

i went back on the 28th for a sonogram and a spot compression on both breast..get the results tomorrow the 30th..i am thinking positive..as far as my bi-rad score it came back the first time as a 0 because they needed more test to figure out the concerns on the mammogram..thanks for your post..

[sonu78]

Hi,
riley180 has explained the radiological score of the mammogram. The mammogram reports any calcifications present and an sonogram would help in distinguishing a lump in the breast whether cystic or solid.
Risks of you developing a breast cancer would be on basis of certain parameters,
1.age at menarche
2. age at marriage and age at bearing the first child
3. lactating history
4. Contraceptive pills usuage
5. familial history of breast cancer, colonic cancers,---

With the mammogram results, it would be advisable that you be screened annually, but you may also need a sterotactic needle biopsy to be ccertain.

[riley180]

Hi. Some descriptions may vary from radiologist to radiologist reading the plate. Its best to check check the radiologist's score using the BI-RADS. The cut-off is in between 3 and 4.  If it is read as BI-RADS 3, the chances that there is malignancy is very low (<2%) and follow-up is recommended, if it is scored as 4 chances become (23-34%) and this would trigger a biopsy.