Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Did your annual mammogram detect something suspicious? Diagnosing breast cancer includes additional imaging tests and biopsies. Learn what to expect along the process.
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Understanding Your Breast Cancer Pathology Report
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65 Breast Cancer Questions to Ask a Doctor
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Can You Have a Mammogram With Implants?
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How to Tell Your Family You Have Breast Cancer
A woman having a mammogram test
13 Reasons for a Mammogram Callback
Woman with a healthcare provider getting a mammogram.
4 Ways to Detect Breast Cancer Early
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How Breast Cancer Can Be Misdiagnosed
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Mammograms for Men: Who Should Be Screened and How It Works
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Do Mammograms Hurt?
Woman prepares for mammogram with healthcare provider
14 Things to Remember While Preparing for a Mammogram
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What Is Breast Thermography
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Breast Cyst vs. Breast Cancer: What Are the Differences?
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How Often Should You Get a Mammogram?
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What Is a Breast Cancer Ultrasound?
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How Male Breast Cancer Is Diagnosed
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Top Mammogram and COVID-19 Vaccine Questions
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Does Medicare Cover a Breast MRI?
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Breast Cancer Testing: An Overview of Screening and More
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Breast Cancer Staging: What You Need To Know
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Does Medicare Pay for Breast Ultrasound?
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How to Check for Breast Cancer
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What Is a 3D Mammogram?
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Types of Breast Cancer
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Understanding Stage 1 Breast Cancer
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Stage 3 Breast Cancer: Survival Rates and Treatment
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Stage 2 Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survival Rate
Radiologist reviewing results of patients mammogram
Breast Ultrasound vs. Mammography: Which Is Best?
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At-Home Genetic Tests for Breast Cancer
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What Stage 0 Breast Cancer Means
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Understanding No Evidence of Disease (NED) in Breast Cancer
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The Role of Palpation in Medicine
Gynecology consultation
Hormone Receptor Status in Breast Cancer
Female doctor talking to her patient and adjusting her position to do a mammogram
Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) and Mammogram Results
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Breast Masses: Cancerous Tumor or Benign Lump?
Breast Calcifications on a Mammogram
Breast Calcifications on Your Mammogram: What to Know
A woman undergoing a mammogram
Find a Low-Cost or Free Mammogram Near You
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What Is Fine Needle Aspiration for Breast Biopsy?
Breast X-Ray
Malignant Breast Cancer Treatments
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What Is an Elastogram?
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Breast Cancer and the Areola
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What Is Lymphoscintigraphy?
Mammography
Axillary Lymph Nodes and Breast Cancer
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Understanding Breast Cancer Tumor Size Chart and Stage
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Gadolinium Use in Breast Cancer MRIs
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Mammogram vs. Breast MRI
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What Is a Breast MRI?
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Metastatic (Stage 4) Breast Cancer
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What Is a Sentinel Node Biopsy?
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Breast Cancer Tumor Marker Tests
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Tumor Grades and Breast Cancer
doctor explaining mammogram results to female patient
What Is a Mammogram?
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Use of Chest X-Ray in Breast Cancer Patients
Woman getting mammogram, what do different findings look like in the pictures?
Normal and Abnormal Mammogram Images
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Lobular Carcinoma in Situ (LCIS) Diagnosis and Treatment
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Non-BRCA Gene Mutations That Raise Breast Cancer Risk