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Is having a painful mammography only on one side of your breast a sign of possible cancer?
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No: Mammography can often be an unpleasant experience depending on the patient's breasts glandular consistency.
Answered 7/7/2015
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Unlikely: Most breast cancers do not cause pain. Compression of the breast can be painful with or without any breast masses, cysts, etc.
Answered 1/1/2017
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Nope: This is not a sign of cancer.
Answered 4/4/2013
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Should a person with 3 breast cysts non painful get a bioposy done to make sure thers no cancer ? I recently had a mammogram then was told i needed a ultra sound i got my results but they say its not cancer how can they know this if a bioposy wasnt done
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One nipple suddenly seems larger and I notice visible veins on that breast only.I'm only 39 and am not pregnant.Should I get a mammogram asap?Cancer?
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