Accepted Answer

I think the radiologist was being straight with you. Breasts are by nature somewhat lumpy, more in some women than others. Once you know there is something there you'll be more likely to feel a lump (and the doctor will also). The mammogram will usually be able to tell the size more or less. It's the calcifications that are probably more significant. Depending on their appearance on the mammogram the radiologist will have a sense if it looks like cancer. However the main thing is the biopsy. That will usually be definitive and tell you if there is cancer or not. By the way, mammogram technicians are taught not to give any information, because they are not the ones reading the mammogram, and what they say may not be correct, even if they can read the mammogram pretty well.

Expert:	Doctor Norm
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Answered:	1/4/2009

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