After her urgent referral was downgraded, she was eventually seen for a biopsy two months later in August 2024 and told it was likely to be a benign tumour, a probable giant fibroadenoma. However ...

Proton therapy is a type of external beam radiation therapy that delivers high dose radiation directly to cancer cells. Learn about its benefits and uses for breast cancer treatment.

Early signs of breast cancer include a lump or, in some cases, a rash. Other signs include changes to the skin or nipple. Often, however, there are no early signs.

Potential causes of breast lumps There can be various causes of lumps in the breasts including a non-cancerous tissue growth (fibroadenoma) or a build-up of fluid (breast cyst). Sometimes, a breast ...

The potential role of Centchroman in treating fibroadenomas remains an area of growing interest, as a limited number of studies have suggested its positive effect in causing regression of ...

Cysts are seldom cancer. What is a fibroadenoma? Fibroadenomas are solid, smooth, firm, noncancer lumps most often found in people in their 20s and 30s. They are the most common benign breast lumps in ...

Fibroadenomas are the most common breast lesion in women of reproductive age. During pregnancy and lactation, fibroadenomas can undergo rapid growth in response to hormonal stimulus. These changes may ...

Breast biopsy procedures involve removing a small sample of breast tissue to check for cancer or other abnormal cells. There are a few types. Core needle biopsy is most frequently used when breast ...

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