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Family history of breast cancer and found a lump that is thickening. what should i do?
9 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Get evaluated: It is important to get this area evaluated. You will need a mammogram and ultrasound. If a biopsy is required, make sure a core needle biopsy is performed. It will be important to communicate to your providers, who in your family has breast cancer. You may need testing for the breast cancer gene.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Go see a doctor: Any lump or thickening in the breast requires clincial breast examination and usually a mammogram or ultrasound of the breast. But your doctor can guide you further. I would not delay it for too long.
Answered 3/28/2013
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