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This patient support community is for discussions relating to breast cancer, biopsy, genetics, lumpectomy, lymph node dissection, lymphedema, mammograms, and self exams. If you have been diagnosed, please visit our Breast Cancer: Stage 1 & 2 or Breast Cancer: Stage 3 & 4 Communities. If you are newly diagnosed and don't know your stage info yet, feel free to post here.

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Suspicious of titanium chip

RegretfulAlso

In Jan. I had a needle breast biopsy and a titanium chip inserted. I got an infection a couple of months later, apparently from the pool...

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Can you help could mean? I am scheduled for a biops on February 15th.

6inavan

A couple of weeks ago I had a routine mammogram. I had a follow up 3D mammogram and ultra sound a couple of days ago. Now I need to have ...

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Need some information

Lynnie_40

This is my 2nd mammogram.Can someone tell me what it means to only find 10 MM ASYMMETRIC POST SUPERIOR RIGHT BREAST On one view,both the...

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Architectural distortion in 3D mammogram but not regular mammo

Claireh0417

Implants removed 2017. In 2019 I had a normal mammo that showed dense breast tissue, which I’ve always had. Dec 2020, I had the 3D mamm...

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Help reading test results

Skrasevic

I am a 3 yr survivor of lobular breast cancer in my right breast. I now have a lump in my left. Small and seems to get smaller or bigger ...

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Can a IDC diagnosis be mistaken for IBC after lumpectomy?

Nanto3

I had a 5mm nodule punch biopsied on my left side sternum. The report said “Invasive ductal carcinoma, final Nottingham grade 2 (Tubule s...

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