What is the chance of having breast cancer?
Posted on Nov 03, 2009 under breast cancer |My mom is afraid of having mammogram. She felt a lump on her left breast before 20 years, it went away quick. And now before around 5 years she felt another lump on her right one and she felt it shrunk. now its very small in size. She had yellow discharge from one of her breast before around 7 years. She have no pain, very strong and normal 53 years old woman. Now she is about to get her check up, I am the one who forced her to get the check up. I am afraid what could be the odds of her being diagnosed with something bad or something better like fibrocystic…? As soon as they feel the lump will they have to biopsy her right away or can they tell if its malignant or benign without biopsy?
November 3rd, 2009 at 7:45 am
People tend to imagine worst case scenarios, when in all likelihood there is nothing wrong. Don’t make assumptions or jump to conclusions.
Let your Mom see her doctor and undergo whatever screening examinations are prescribed. A 53 y/o woman should have an annual mammogram, EKG, blood work, and so forth. Let the medical evaluation process proceed.
Best wishes for an uneventful physical examination.
November 3rd, 2009 at 7:45 am
First, the worst mistake she can make is not wanting to know. This can be the cause of her death and not the fact that she has cancer. If she has cancer and ignores it, yeah then it gets worse. However, not every lump is cancer. What is her family history? I’m so glad you’re making her have this mammo. Second, no Dr can tell if a tumor is cancer or not. It must be biopsied. From the biopsy they can tell if she has cancer, then they find out if the tumor is fast or slow growing, is it aggressive. One important thing I tell all women. This goes for you too when it’s time for you to have your mammograms and IF they find a lump. If the radiologist finds a lump after the mammogram, and that Dr tell your mom’s Dr that she should wait 6 mo and repeat the mammo, say NO. I’m on a mission and when I get the opportunity to warn women, I do. When my tumor was discovered, the radiologist told my Dr I should wait 6 mo. and repeat the mammo. I refused because our family history was so strong. I’ll just get to the point, My Dr ordered the biopsy immediatly. It happened I had the same radiologist that told my Dr I should wait. She said the reason she says that is because 99% of the tumors are benign. I told her she had no right making any woman wait. Anxiety alone can make you sick. Worrying, but what if. So, she told me she was sure my tumors were benign. I told her no, As it happened, the biopsies showed invasive malignant ductal carcinoma, very aggressive and fast growing. She wanted my to wait because my tumors were small. If I had waited with the prognosis I got, where would I be now. As it was, I had a mastectomy before the week was out. I guess I gave her a little scare. You see, your mom could only have like you said, fibro cystic disease, which is benign. She could have just plain benign cysts which do come and go. But if she does have a tumor, you must stress to her that she has to get a biopsy if it is so ordered. That’s the biggest mistake potential cancer patients make. "I don’t want to know" Well when do they want to know, when it’s to late? I was 58 when I was diagnosed. I hope your mom is alright, but please, don’t let anything wait. Let her read this if you have to. God bless you both
November 3rd, 2009 at 7:45 am
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