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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't worry much about it. Lots of women have dense breasts and just get mammograms. The risk of missing a tumor is quite low. From this point on, they will be looking for changes from one mammogram image to another. Research is also showing that while cancers can be detected earlier with mammogram, the death rates have not changed, meaning those that are aggressive will continue to be aggressive (i.e. come back, etc).

Just do a monthly check and report any lumps. My doc said they are distinctive as they often feel like a rooted pebble, rather than a round, rubbery movable ball, which is more likely to be a cyst.[/quote]

This is a myth, that cancer doesn't move.  In the old days it wasn't detected until it attached to the chest wall but these days thats rarely the case.  My breast cancer moved.  It was also bigger than a pebble.  I'm pretty shocked a doctor is paying on this info.

My cancer was not picked up by a mammogram because of dense breasts.  I agree that the benefit of mammograms has been overstated but they do have a benefit and if your breasts are dense you should supplement with an MRI or 3D ultrasound.[/quote]

When he said pebble, he was talking texture, not size. As for movability, not sure. I can tell you that he's correct regarding what's more likely to be cystic and what isn't. 
 
I think one has to balance risk vs. witch hunt.[/quote]

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