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    I have a breast lump, what does that mean?

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  • Dr Erick Fuentes

    Breast Surgeon, General Surgeon

    Dr Erick Fuentes is a Breast, Endocrine and General Surgeon in Sydney. He specialises in surgery for breast cancer, using techniques learned from plastic surgery … View Profile

    The most important thing is not to jump to conclusions. About 80% of self-detected breast lumps are benign. Pain in the breast is rarely a symptom of breast cancer, but understandably, women still worry. The next step after feeling a lump in the breast is to investigate what it is, which is done by a clinical examination and with imaging. For women over 40 we routinely use mammogram and ultrasound, and in younger women we start with an ultrasound. If the lump has some unusual or concerning features it needs a biopsy to confirm what it is.

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