With the pads/flats of your 3 middle fingers, check the entire breast and armpit area, pressing down with light, medium, and firm pressure.

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A healthy female breast is made up of 12–20 sections called lobes. Each of these lobes is made up of many smaller lobules, the gland that ...

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In a skin punch biopsy, a tiny device that resembles a cookie cutter is used to remove a very small sample of breast skin and the tissue ...

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When you get the results of your mammogram, you may also be told if your breasts have low or high density. In this video, Dr. Temeika ...

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Kelly Myers, breast imaging radiologist, discusses the importance of breast density and how it may affect your mammogram results. #BreastHealth #JohnsHopkins ...

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A rash is one of the first and most common symptoms of IBC. The rash may appear suddenly, even overnight, and look red, pink, purple, or ...

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During a clinical breast exam, your healthcare provider checks your breasts' appearance. You may be asked to raise your arms over your head, let ...

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If you have a lump in your breast or a suspicious area on your mammogram or ultrasound, your health care provider may recommend a breast biopsy.

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Stage 1 breast cancer is considered early-stage, localized cancer and is highly treatable and survivable. The five-year relative survival rate ...

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Welcome to our comprehensive guide on performing a breast self-examination. This two-part video will empower you to take charge of your ...

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Jennifer Choi, MD, a breast imaging radiologist at Keck Medicine of USC, offers information about breast pain, including common causes, ...

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Biopsy is defined as small amount of tissue removed from the breast to be studied under the microscope. An ultrasound biopsy will require you to lie on your ...

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Breast pain is usually present to some degree with Inflammatory Breast Cancer which has other distinct symptoms as well. Rarely, a breast tumor ...

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Environmental And Lifestyle Risk Factors · Lack of Physical Activity: A sedentary lifestyle with little physical activity can increase your risk ...

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What Does It Mean To Have Stage 3 Breast Cancer? Stage 3 cancer means the breast cancer has extended to beyond the immediate region of the tumor ...

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Stage 2 means the breast cancer is growing, but it is still contained in the breast or growth has only extended to the nearby lymph nodes.

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Although Stage 4 breast cancer is not curable, it is usually treatable and current advances in research and medical technology mean that more ...

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What Is A Tumor? A tumor is a mass of abnormal tissue. There are two types of breast cancer tumors: those that are non-cancerous, or 'benign', ...

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What Is Triple Negative Breast Cancer? A diagnosis of triple negative breast cancer means that the three most common types of receptors known to ...

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But no one knows the exact causes of breast cancer. Doctors seldom know why one woman develops breast cancer and another doesn't, and most women ...

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