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A member asked:
I have a lump in my breast. it hurts when palpated. my dr wants to watch it for a month but if it's cancer won't it spread alot by then??
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Get FNA: Fine needle aspiration biopsy is simple, quick and can be done without anesthesia in an outpatient setting. A pathologist can render a quick diagnosis sometimes immediately. In some institutions the pathologist can himself/herself perform the procedure as well.
Answered 12/14/2014
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