It's important to know your body inside and out. If something doesn't feel right, go get check out by your doctor. It seems like younger people are getting cancer earlier. Giuliana Rancic had breast cancer and she's only in her thirties. It is very important that women do breast exams and see their obgyn. I always do breast exams.
If you find changes or something unusual in one of your breasts, it is important to see a doctor as soon as possible. But keep in mind that most breast changes are not cancer. Just because your doctor wants you to have a biopsy does not mean you have breast cancer: 4 of every 5 biopsy results are not cancer. But the only way to know for sure is to take out and test tissue from the suspicious area of the breast.
A few months back my sister Jenny told me that she found a lump on her left breast. I asked her if she was on her period, thinking that it is her milk duct that she feels. I told her to wait a few weeks and if it is still there then she should make an appointment with my obgyn.
She thought the lump got smaller. Dr. Conner made her go get an ultrasound and a biopsy. She has two lumps not one. The lumps are benign, but she needs to remove them. Jenny is having surgery next month to remove them. If she doesn't her breast may become deform if the lumps get any bigger. The doctors also found a lot of atypical cells, which may develop into breast cancer.
When Jenny went to see the surgeon, Dr. Kakkis found another lump in Jenny's right breast. However she is only removing the lumps in the left breast. My sister is only 24 and she already has benign lumps. Ladies please do breast exams. It is always better to find out early.
There is nothing to worry about. Some people would overreact. It's great that my sister is calm and not worried. Our mother overreacts for the both of us.
xoxo,
Kat
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