Breast

Excision of Breast Tumor

Abnormal mammogram Most of the time, women getting their routine mammogram will receive a letter within 30 days saying the results were normal. But if doctors find something suspicious, they’ll call you back – usually within just 5 days – to take new pictures or...

What is a Mastectomy? Mastectomy is surgery to remove all breast tissue from a breast as a way to treat or prevent breast cancer.   Mastectomy is used to remove all breast tissue if you have breast cancer or are at very high risk of developing it....

Breast Disease

Microcalcifications of breast The calcium you eat or take in as medicine does not cause calcifications in the breast. Most calcifications are not a sign of cancer. Causes may include: Calcium deposits in the arteries inside your breasts History of breast infection Noncancerous (benign) breast lumps...

Male Breast Cancer Although breast cancer is much more common in women, men can get it too. It happens most often to men between the ages of 60 and 70. Breast lumps usually aren't cancer. However, most men with breast cancer have lumps. Other breast symptoms...

Breast cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the breast. The breast is made up of lobes and ducts. Each breast has 15 to 20 sections called lobes. Each lobe has many smaller sections called lobules. Lobules end...