This image is a mammogram of a normal fatty breast, typical of older women, that does not have a lot of dense tissue. A mammogram searching for abnormal lesions, benign lumps, or breast cancer is more ...

It is sometimes used to determine if a biopsy is needed on a mass that is found. A number of different tests may be ordered along with a mammogram. If you find a lump, or if there is suspicion of a ...

A routine biennial mammogram – which she almost walked out on because she was running late – revealed a lump in one of her breasts. ‘I was dumbstruck,’ she recalls, ‘I did not suspect ...

When Susan Schmidt went for her mammogram, everything was normal. Six months later, her doctors discovered a small lump on an ...

While mammograms don’t prevent breast cancer, they can save lives because they can find breast cancer early. And the earlier ...

Mastitis is not a true breast lump, but some women think it is due to the swelling. It usually occurs in breastfeeding women.

A FEW MONTHS LATER, SHE GOT BACK ON TRACK. AND THEN I GET THE PHONE CALL THAT WE NEED TO MEET BECAUSE THEY FOUND SOMETHING ON MY MAMMOGRAM. A LUMP THE SIZE OF AN APPLE. SHARPE SAYS SHE DIDN’T ...