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Breast Diseases

What are breast diseases?

Breast diseases include various conditions and changes in your breast. Most women experience breast changes at some time. Your age, hormone levels, and medicines you take may cause lumps, bumps, and discharges of fluids that are not breast milk.

Although many women fear cancer, most breast changes are benign, meaning they are not cancer. These breast changes are known as benign breast disease. See your health care provider if you have a breast lump, pain, discharge, or skin irritation. Minor and serious breast problems often have similar symptoms and may need treatment.

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  1. Breast Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are breast diseases? Breast diseases include various conditions and changes in your breast. Most women experience breast changes at some time. Your age, hormone ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/breastdiseases.html - Health Topics
  2. Breast Reconstruction (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... have surgery to rebuild the shape of the breast. Instead of breast reconstruction, you could choose to wear a breast form that replaces the breast, wear padding inside ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/breastreconstruction.html - Health Topics
  3. Breast Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is breast cancer? Breast cancer is a cancer that starts in breast tissue. It happens when cells in the breast change and grow out of control. New cells ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/breastcancer.html - Health Topics
  4. Male Breast Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    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 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/malebreastcancer.html - Health Topics
  5. Breast Biopsy: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    Breast Biopsy What is a breast biopsy? A breast biopsy is a procedure that removes a sample of breast tissue so that a pathologist (a type of ... get it , too. Why do I need a breast biopsy? You may need a breast biopsy if: ... they are not cancer. What happens during a breast biopsy? Biopsies are often done using mammography, ultrasound, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/breast-biopsy - Medical Tests
  6. Partial breast brachytherapy 
    Brachytherapy for breast cancer involves placing radioactive material directly in the area where breast cancer has been removed from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007692.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Whole breast radiation therapy 
    Whole breast radiation therapy uses high-powered x-rays to kill breast cancer cells. With this type of directed radiation ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007691.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Partial breast radiation therapy - external beam 
    External beam partial breast radiation therapy uses high-powered x-rays to kill breast cancer cells. This type of treatment does not target ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007693.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Breast biopsy - ultrasound 
    A breast biopsy is the removal of breast tissue to examine it for signs of breast cancer or other disorders. There are several types of breast biopsies, including stereotactic , ultrasound-guided, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007432.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Breast biopsy - stereotactic 
    A breast biopsy is the removal of breast tissue to examine it for signs of breast cancer or other disorders. There are several types of breast biopsies, including stereotactic, ultrasound-guided , ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007433.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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