Breast Cancer: Symptoms
HRT Worries: New Information About Breast Cancer Risk
04/30/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityWomen with dense tissue in more than 75 percent of their breast have a fourfold greater risk of developing breast cancer than women with little or no…
Swelled Lymph Nodes Don't Always Mean Breast Cancer
04/26/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityLymph nodes may swell from infection, inflammatory conditions, an abscess, or cancer. By far, the most common cause of swollen lymph nodes is…
When Should Daughters of Patients Start Mammograms?
04/25/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityTake your age at diagnosis and subtract 10. If the result is a number less than 40, that will be the age that your daughter should begin some form of…
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Why It's Important to Squeeze So Hard
03/08/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityAs she prepared for her mammogram at our breast center, I happened to hear a patient say, "I want a mammo tech who doesn't squeeze too hard. Can you…
"Get These Clips Out of Me!"
03/03/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityIf I had a quarter for each time I've been asked about clips placed inside the breast after a breast biopsy, I could retire. It's amazing how worried…
'I Want This Lump Taken Out!'
01/29/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityWhen a woman finds a lump in her breast, her first reaction may be to "get it out, NOW." If, after diagnostic evaluation, the lump is determined to be…
Has Your Old Cancer Returned or Is It New?
03/16/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityThere are situations in which the second discovery of cancer isn't a recurrence of the previous breast cancer but a brand new tumor that's grown in…
Seek Facilities That Offer Digital Mammography
03/08/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityDigital mammography can identify breast cancer that may actually be missed on analog (film) mammograms.
Why Do Your Biopsy and Lumpectomy Reports Differ?
01/31/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityThis is a common question women are asking me online, so I thought it was time to clarify it for everyone...
When Should You Have an Open Excisional Biopsy?
01/27/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityFor a long time now, it has been the standard of care to do an open excisional biopsy if atypical duct hyperplasia (ADH) is found on a core or…
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