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Topic: Breast
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Sort Desciption: This booklet explains the mammogram,
an x-ray test that is used to find breast
cancer. To understand how and why
this test is used, let s begin with some
basic information on the breast and
breast health.
Content Inside:
What is a normal breast?
There is no such thing as a typical breast. What is normal for one woman may not
be for another. Most women say that their breasts feel a little lumpy and uneven.
Breasts may also be swollen and tender right before or during a menstrual period.
In addition, breasts will look and feel different as you age.
What can affect my breasts?
Many things can affect how your breasts look or feel, including:
Your age
Your weight
Having children
Whether you still get periods
Taking certain medications or hormones
Lumps and breast health
Most women have some lumpiness in their breasts and most breast lumps are
caused by conditions other than cancer.
The most common cause of lumpiness is "fibrocystic" disease, a noncancerous
condition that affects more than half of all women. Common signs of fibrocystic
breasts include lumpiness, tenderness, and breast pain. Having fibrocystic breasts
can sometimes make it more difficult to detect breast cancer, but it does not
increase your risk of getting breast cancer. Cysts are another common cause
of lumps. They are fluid-filled sacs that can develop inside a breast.
A lump in the breast
can be a symptom of cancer, but most of the time, early
breast cancer can't be felt. If you have a question about any breast lump, talk to
your health professional. He or she can help determine what is causing the lump,
often with the help of diagnostic tests.
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