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It’s important for a woman to be familiar with her breasts. DETECTION: No biopsy needed. Cysts can be diagnosed with breast ultrasound. TREATMENT: Usually none is necessary. Cysts may come and go on their own. If painful or large enough to interfere with a clinical breast exam, cysts can be aspirated (the ﬂuid removed) or removed entirely. FIBROADENOMAS completes with pregnancy, and the breasts are under continual change until menopause.” Still, that doesn’t mean you should ignore breast symptoms. “It’s important for a woman to be familiar with her breasts,” Lebovic says. “Breast self-exams should start in young women and annual mammograms at 40. If you notice anything, especially that’s changed, hurts or won’t go away, don’t hesitate to have it checked.” It likely will be one of the following benign breast conditions. WHO’S AFFECTED: Mostly young women ages 15 to 35. WHAT THEY ARE: Fibroadenomas are well-deﬁned lumps that can feel rubbery or hard. They are benign tumors that have no effect on breast cancer risk. DETECTION: They are usually detected with mammography, Masood says. TREATMENT: “None is necessary, so you may choose to do nothing,” she says. “Removal with a minimally invasive procedure is available, though, if the mass bothers you.” HYPERPLASIA CYSTS WHO’S AFFECTED: Mostly premenopausal women, although cysts can occur after menopause as well, according to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. WHAT THEY ARE: Cysts are ﬂuid-ﬁlled sacs that can develop in many places in the body. Breast cysts are almost always benign and are usually too small to feel. Large cysts can be felt under the skin and are sometimes painful. They have no effect on breast cancer risk. WHO’S AFFECTED: Undeﬁned, although risk appears to increase with age. WHAT IT IS: Hyperplasia refers to an abnormal multiplication of cells. It is typically found in the lobules (milk-producing glands) or in the milk ducts. There are two types of breast hyperplasia: usual and atypical. Both types raise the risk for breast cancer. Usual hyperplasia can increase risk by two times and atypical by ﬁve times. DETECTION: Hyperplasia is generally detected after an abnormal mammogram or clinical breast exam and is diagnosed with biopsy. TREATMENT: Usual hyperplasia is typically monitored closely, and atypical hyperplasia is generally treated with surgery to remove the abnormal cells and ensure there are no cancerous cells in the area. In either case, your doctor may recommend earlier or more frequent breast cancer screenings. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GETTY IMAGES 26 Vim & Vigor · SUM M ER 2 012

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Summer 2012 - North Mississippi

Vim & Vigor - Summer 2012 - North Mississippi
Contents
Opening Thoughts
Big Gifts Come in Small Packages
A Voice of Experience
The Breakfast Club
Arthritis Answers
A TV Guide to Radiology
Take Aim
It Might NOT Be Cancer
Colin Firth
Step Up to the Plate
Life After Cancer
Get Dad to the Doc
Virtual Health
Point, Click, Discover
Ready to Serve
A Unique Kind of Doctor
Barbershop Talk
Catch the Spirit

Vim & Vigor - Summer 2012 - North Mississippi