I was told by my doctor that I should get a mamagram (I'm 37, no history in the family) because she found a small (1 cm) lump in my left breast. Thoughts on what the chances are it can be breast cancer?
2006-11-08 13:35:54 · 8 answers · asked by I'm Trying 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
hi i work for a breast cancer doctor
don't worry it could be a cyst or a fatty benign tumor
don't be afraid of mammograms our technology has advanced
to digital mammograms and do or request a sonogram
and find a doctor that specializes in breast only and a facility that have radiologist that have experience with viewing mammograms
good luck keep me posted
2006-11-08 14:11:26 · answer #1 · answered by lalunaestaaqui 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HI, First off I would like to say that I am sorry you have a lump. Studies show that family history of breast cancer makes up for a small precent of breast cancer. Until you have the mamagram that is no way of telling if it's cancer or not, and even then they might need more tests. I am 27 and I mets. breast cancer. It can happen at any age. I have done a lot of research on breast cancer because of having it obviously....visit the website www.plwc.org and click on breast cancer. There is a lot of information about breast tumors, cancerous and noncancerous on there. I hope this helps and best of luck to you on your mamagram. If need to talk feel free to email me. You'll be in my thoughts. :)
2006-11-09 23:29:09 · answer #2 · answered by pinkribbons&walking4boobies 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I cannot give you the odds of it being cancer or not but I can tell you what i did.
I found a lump in my left breast. After seeing a specialist I had a mammogram and an ultra sound and then had it removed. It was a tumor but turned out to be benign. And by the way I was 22 when all of this happened. I still have to have mammograms every year now.
I would say do what your doctor says. They are the ones that went to medical school.
2006-11-08 21:42:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had my first breast tumor removed when I was 19 years of age. It was so frightening to me, but, I went through this. It turned out to be benign, but it might not have been. Don't let anyone tell you don't worry, because, we are responsible for our own health. There is no doctor that will go out of his way to ensure that you seek medical assistance with this problem. Go to someone you can trust, and make sure you get 3 opinions. This is your life, protect it with all you have. Don't listen to people that tell you that you are too young, because, the world has changed and anything is possible today.
2006-11-08 21:50:27 · answer #4 · answered by june clever 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who knows?
don't get a mamagram though. they have other ways of finding out. a mamagram squishes everything so much that it disturbs the little 'baby' cancer cells if they are there. this makes them much more volitile and much more dangerous, which lowers the risk of survival.
good luck!
2006-11-08 21:43:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Odds are more likely that it is not. A mammogram is still a good idea. It will help with diagnosing and give you a good baseline to compare to those done in the future.
2006-11-08 21:46:36 · answer #6 · answered by homeschoolmama 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
could be a fibroid or cyst or cancer.
any odds when all you have to do is get an annoying exam make it worth getting the exam.!
and women who find it fast get a small surgery and are done. wait and there's horrible chemo or radiation and misery. wait longer and there's death.
2006-11-08 21:46:02 · answer #7 · answered by macdoodle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
50/50. According to Murphy's laws, the chances for something to happen is always 50/50. Either it happens, or it doesn't.
2006-11-08 21:40:11 · answer #8 · answered by Just The Kid Next Door 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋