According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), having a fibroadenoma can slightly increase a person’s risk of breast cancer. Not all fibroadenomas require treatment. Some will shrink or even ...

Discover the differences between cysts, fibroids, and fibroadenomas - benign growths impacting women's health. Learn about ...

Some present as lumps, while many are found incidentally on breast imaging such as mammography or ultrasound. As with cysts, fibroadenomas usually don’t require any treatment. Because it looks solid ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ... “Very often, they turn out to be cysts or benign fibroadenomas,” explains Dr. Preya Ananthakrishnan, Director of Breast Surgery at White Plains Hospital. ...

WASHINGTON -- Vicki Freeman lay perfectly still inside a tube-like machine as ultrasound waves beamed deep into her cancerous breast. Little bursts of heat signaled the beams were cooking her ...