Benign Breast Conditions

A lump or pain in the breast may not be cancer, but it may still need to be treated. Learn more about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of benign breast conditions.
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Is It Normal to Have a Boil on Your Breast?
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Breast Pain
Breast anatomy detailed diagram
Is a Big Areola Normal?
woman holding her breasts wondering what benign breast conditions mimic breast cancer
Benign Breast Changes That Mimic Breast Cancer
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An Overview of Breast Fat Necrosis
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An Overview of Subareolar Nipple Abscess
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Why Some People Have a Third Nipple
woman feeling her breast in pain
Causes and Types of Mastalgia (Breast Pain)
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What Are Milk Lines?
Female doctor listening to patient
What Is Intraductal Papilloma of the Breast?
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Cause and Treatment Adenosis of the Breast
woman feeling her breast in pain
Why Do Hormones Cause Breast Discharge?
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Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia of the Breast
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Fibroadenomas of the Breast
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What Is Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia?
Doctor is working with mammography X-ray scanner in hospital
Radial Scars and Breast Cancer Risk
self-breast exam may reveal breast oil cysts
Breast Oil Cysts: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Mammary Duct Ectasia
breast pain
Bruise on Breast: Causes and Treatments
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Enlarged Breasts in Men (Gynecomastia)
Why Are My Breasts Uneven?
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Fibrocystic Breast Disease Treatments That Actually Work
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Different Types of Nipples: What You Need to Know