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Specialties: Breast cancer

Pain in left breast
3 hours ago in the Breast Cancer Expert Forum
Dear n2evtn, Over the internet it is impossible to asess your symptoms. It is best to bring this to the attention of your doctor who could asess this in the context of your situation through questioning and examination.
stromal sclerosis/fibrosis
3 hours ago in the Breast Cancer Expert Forum
Dear mzaz12005, Stromal fibrosis/sclerosis are pathology terms used to describe the tissue from the biopsy sample. Stromal fibrosis is a benign (non-cancerous) finding and is not a risk factor for breast cancer.
Q about Density found in Mammogram means
Dec 16, 2009 02:02PM in the Breast Cancer Expert Forum
Dear knightshotter, Breast density refers to the thickness of breast tissue. In younger women the ratio of dense breast tissue to fat tissue is higher and as we age the density of normal breast tissue lessens as the amount of fat tissue increases. If there is an area of the breast tissue that is more dense than another that shows up on a screening mammogram...
newly diagnosed breast microcalcifications
Dec 15, 2009 08:19AM in the Breast Cancer Expert Forum
Microcalcifications are very fine specks of calcium that light up on a mammogram. Sometimes they can be an indication of cancer or precancer. Based on their pattern on the mammogram it gives the radiologist clues as to their cause. For instance microcalcifications that are more scattered are probably due to benign (non-cancerous) causes (such as normal wear ...
Vibration in breast
Dec 14, 2009 08:44AM in the Breast Cancer Expert Forum
Dear kitty504, Individuals can experience various sensations particularly after a surgical procedure. You may be experiencing some return of nerve sensations to the breast after surgery - but over the internet without ability to evaluate and put in context it is impossible to say for sure. You may want to bring it up with your doctor at your next follow-up ...
should I be worried?
Dec 14, 2009 08:33AM in the Breast Cancer Expert Forum
Dear cc271, Many women have some type of nipple discharge or fluid when their breasts are squeezed, and its normal. Squeezing the nipple sends message to the brain and the pituitary gland responds by increasing prolactin levels, which in turn produces discharge from the nipple. The discharge can come in a variety of colors - gray, green and brown as well as...