Just a little insight to the beginning processes... and as always, the information in this blog are of my own findings and not related to any medical institution.
Often people tell me that they are just not sure what they are feeling in their breast and what is normal and what is not. I was one of those people. I often say my breast tissue was like Grandma's bad gravy- lumpy and bumpy. Being fibrocystic is one of the mose common cause of breast mass that we have. Being fibrocystic poses a minimal increased risk of subsequent breast cancer. I often tell women that after they are checked by their healthcare provider to go home and do a breast self exam so that you can be assured of what you are feeling that is normal and what your breast tissue feels like. It is important to also note that a screening mammogram maybe where you start but a diagnostic mammogram may be where you end up while they determine just exactly what is going on in your breast tissue. If there is a question after mammogram regarding findings, often an MRI or Ultrasound is done and from there it may be some type of biopsy to determine if there is a problem. It is important to not that a core biopsy does not introduce cancer into your system or help it spread. You will also hear of a fine-needle aspiration. Excisional biopsy may be performed only when a core biopsy has been done and there is a need for futher clarification. If it is determined that it is cancer, there are many questions to be answered and many options to decide and that it is important to find the answers that work best for you.
Just a little insight to the beginning processes... and as always, the information in this blog are of my own findings and not related to any medical institution.
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AuthorMy name is Sue Kilburn and I am a clinical nurse breast cancer educator at the Yolanda G. Barco Oncology Institute in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Archives
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