If you’re a woman, it’s likely that you already are aware that someday developing breast cancer is a risk in your life. For many people, however, the exact knowledge of this risk is not exactly clear. Fortunately, there are some ways that your overall risk for developing breast cancer can be much more sufficiently and thoroughly assessed, and it is…
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Mammograms Save Lives, So It’s Important To Have One
One of the most common and most treatable cancers is breast cancer. As with most cancers, the risk of breast cancer goes up as you get older. Among 50-54 year olds, abotu 22 of every 10,000 women get breast cancer. Though the risk is much lower for younger women, tens of thousands of women under the age of 50 are…
What Actually Happens When You Find a Lump in Your Breast
You or your doctor perform a routine manual breast exam — and you find a lump. You might feel a little panicked thinking about what this means and what comes next. Don’t panic. This is what comes next. Lumps don’t necessarily mean cancer. In fact, 90% of lumps found in breasts aren’t cancerous. It could be a hard spot that…
