For those who are experiencing symptoms or received concerning test results, but haven't been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Our very helpful member djmammo has taken the time to research and put together some extremely helpful information for all newbies who find themselves here, worried about a symptom, a test result, or interpreting image results. Please take a moment to read through the thread links applicable to your situation below. Many…
Dear Members, We appreciate that you are responding to our new members who may not have a breast cancer diagnosis but are worried about a change in their breast health. We also appreciate your support of caregivers who are accompanying their loved ones, and who are also deeply affected by a potential diagnosis. We know…
Welcome to you. We are sorry that changes in your breast health have brought you here. We are glad that you decided to join our community for support. Everyone here understands how changes in their health can create worry, and distress as they wait for definitive answers to their symptoms. While our members will not be…
Here is my diagnostic mammogram report Left breast Fine pleomorphic calcifications in a linear distribution at 11 oclock, 7 cm from the nipple measuring 17 mm. RECOMMENDATION Stereotactic Core Biopsy of the left breast. These findings and recommendations have been discussed with the patient. The patient will be sent a…
Hey there, I'm mid-40s female, two kids (both BF), history of recurrent mastitis in the area of the breast where this report is focused. I went for my last diagnostic mammogram that was watching calcifications (BIRADS-3) I've had since my very first mammogram. This time was different—tissue changes, so they sent me off for…
Hello! I just got my first ever abnormal screening 3D mammogram, and I'm pretty anxious about it. I also just need to get something off my chest because I think I might have messed up my mammogram. I'm 52 with no family history of breast cancer. I've had at least 5 years of normal mammograms. On my last mammogram, my right…
Hello, I'm 27 and I've been diagnosed with both the BRCA2 and PALB2 gene that puts me at increased risk, and has made me worried to increase further risk by taking contraceptive pills. Has anyone else avoided birth control pills due to breast cancer risk, or is it negligible? This is my first post, sorry if I missed any…
Mammogram Travel Time Still Long for Many U.S. Women Dec 19, 2022 Travel time to the nearest mammography center is long for many U.S. women, especially women in rural areas. Read more...
Hi everyone Well I'm back again, I know it's not where we want to be but if we have to be somewhere for support this has always been the best place to come for it. I have been here before in the past years with worries of cysts and complex cysts in both breasts where I have gone through Ultrasounds, Mammograms and MRI's. I…
Had a CT performed for another issue and report states, “8 mm low-density lesion with tiny soft tissue nodule in the right hepatic lobe. Consider dedicated liver imaging for further characterization.“ Anyone have a similar experience that wasn’t liver mets?
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