Breast Cancer: Symptoms
Breast Cancer - When To Call a Doctor
08/31/07, HealthwiseThe most common symptom of breast cancer is a painless lump. But, early breast cancer is often found on a mammogram before a lump can be felt. Other breast problems that need to be evaluated by a doctor include:
Breast Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent - When To Call a Doctor
08/31/07, HealthwiseYou will have regularly scheduled follow-up visits with your doctor after you are treated for breast cancer. Some women with metastatic or recurrent breast cancer do not have any symptoms. This cancer is discovered on an X-ray or thro
Finding Calcifications After Lumpectomy and Radiation
09/05/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityCalcifications, which look like tiny specks of salt on the mammogram, are not that unusual. Most women will have them at some point.
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Breast MRI: Be Prepared for Its Findings
07/27/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityBreast MRI is getting lots of attention in the news and in research. It's exciting to see and read about it, but the information out there is a little…
Do Breast Biopsies Cause Breast Cancer?
03/27/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityThere must be a concern about this since I've gotten a lot of emails lately asking that question. The answer is "No." I think I know the source of the…
Genetic Testing: Simple Blood Test, Big Consequences
07/03/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityWhether or not you have a breast cancer gene can be determined by a simple blood test, but the consequences of its results are not so simple.
Is Chemo Necessary if Lymph Nodes are Negative?
06/19/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityIf your lymph nodes are negative, certainly celebrate. But don't assume this means that the oncologist won't say to you, "Let's discuss the potential…
Mammograms: Sooner Isn't Better
06/12/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityYou're better off accepting that six months is the minimum amount of time that needs to pass between mammograms after you've gotten an abnormal…
Stereotactic Biopsy: Did the Radiologist Get it Right?
05/25/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityBefore having a stereotactic biopsy, ask the radiologist the following questions, and make sure you get the answers.
'Help Me Find a Gentle Mammo Tech!'
05/15/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityMore and more women are complaining to their girlfriends about the unpleasantness they experience while getting a mammogram.
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