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Remember, a tumor is a mass of abnormal tissue. There are two types of tumors: those that are non-cancerous, or ‘benign’, and those that are cancerous, which are...
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How can I best support my loved one with breast cancer?
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Laura Gaspard
Learning About Breast Cancer
Tell them how much you love them! Be supportive and encouraging!
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Janelle Strunk
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Is there a link between oral contraceptives and breast cancer?
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Janelle Strunk
Family Member or Loved One
That is a great question - and it is a question that researchers continue to ask...
According to the National Cancer Institute, a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer depends on several factors, some of which are related to her natural hormones. Hormonal factors that increase the risk of...Comment 1That is a great question - and it is a question that researchers continue to ask...
According to the National Cancer Institute, a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer depends on several factors, some of which are related to her natural hormones. Hormonal factors that increase the risk of breast cancer include conditions that may allow high levels of hormones to persist for long periods of time, such as beginning menstruation at an early age (before age 12), experiencing menopause at a late age (after age 55), having a first child after age 30, and not having children at all.One study found that that women who were current or recent users of birth control pills had a slightly elevated risk of developing breast cancer. Interestingly, this same study suggested that 10 or more years after women stopped using oral contraceptives, their risk of developing breast cancer returned to the same level as if they had never used birth control pills, regardless of family history of breast cancer, reproductive history, geographic area of residence, ethnic background, differences in study design, dose and type of hormone, or duration of use. However, another study indicated that current or former use of oral contraceptives did not significantly increase the risk of breast cancer.
Overall, there is not currently any conclusive evidence about the link between oral contraceptives an breast cancer.
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Why would a doctor recommend having a biopsy?
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Jo Ann Timberlake
Survivor since 2009
A doctor will recommend a biopsy if they detect a suspicious place on the breast that they are not able to sufficiently identiy as nonthreatening through such diagnostic procedures as a mammogram or sonigram.
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How often should I perform a Breast Self-Exam?
Asked by Janelle Strunk
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Jo Ann Timberlake
Survivor since 2009
A Breast Self-Exam is recommended monthly. At first you won't think you know what you are feeling for, but once you become familiar with the lumps & bumps naturally in your breast that are unique to you, then you will be in a position to notice a change.
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Nikol Vega
Learning About Breast Cancer
Once a month, that is how I noticed a lump which turned out to be cancer
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What is a grade 3 tumor?
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Coco Smith
Learning About Breast Cancer
This depends on whether your laboratory is reporting using the English/Australian system often called the Nottingham Index or Bloom and Richardson VERSUS the American system.
You did not say which country you were posting from.
The answer above is correct for US and US based tumour rating...
Comment 0This depends on whether your laboratory is reporting using the English/Australian system often called the Nottingham Index or Bloom and Richardson VERSUS the American system.
You did not say which country you were posting from.
The answer above is correct for US and US based tumour rating systems BUT in the Nottingham Index used in UK, Australia etc a Grade 3 means three individual scores of 1 [lowest risk] added together equals 3. Which under that system is the LOWEST score or the least aggressive form of cancer, not the more aggressive.
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sandy glisman
Survivor since 2011
I believe the grade is for agressiveness. 1. is mild, 2. moderate and 3. very agressive.
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Is it common to have both Invasive and Non Invasive Breast Cancer in the same area?
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Coco Smith
Learning About Breast Cancer
I cannot cite you a scientifically valid statistics so cannot give you clear stats about whether this is common or not.
I can tell you I had 6mm invasive tubular carcinoma of the right breast along with less than 5% of non-invasive DCIS - all in the same patch of flesh. Not just in the same...
Comment 0I cannot cite you a scientifically valid statistics so cannot give you clear stats about whether this is common or not.
I can tell you I had 6mm invasive tubular carcinoma of the right breast along with less than 5% of non-invasive DCIS - all in the same patch of flesh. Not just in the same breast but in the same location.
So it is certainly possible for this to happen - presumably even more than two types - but I have no reliable data on how common this is.
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sandy glisman
Survivor since 2011
Yes, I had invasive adenocarcinoma and dcis in the same breast. Hope i helped!!
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Can an mri say if i have cancer for sure?
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If i had an MRI already, and the doctor says I have cancer, then why do I still need an ultrasound?
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How do you know if a lump is cancerous?
Asked by anonymous
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Kelly Smith
Stage 3B Patient
A biopsy will be able to determine of a lump is malignant.
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Nikol Vega
Learning About Breast Cancer
They will usually do a biopsy to determine if it's cancerous
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What is an MRI biopsy?
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Survivor since 2011-
Cristina McDonald
Learning About Breast Cancer
I had an MRI guided biopsy after they discovered two spots on my breast that were too small to see on a sonogram guided one, the good thing about it was that it help my surgeon determined that I could have a lumpectomy fathered than a mastectomy. It was however very uncomfortable and painful.
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Betsy Krueger
Survivor since 2011
To update: had it and asked nurse beforehand for something for deal my anxieties. Took 1 mg Ativan
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