National Cancer Institute National Cancer Institute
U.S. National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute
NCI Home Cancer Topics Clinical Trials Cancer Statistics Research & Funding News About NCI
Common Breast Changes
In English En español
    Posted: 11/09/2005



Introduction







Finding Breast Changes






Mammograms






Possible Mammogram Results and Follow-Up Care






For More Information, You Can Contact...



Page Options
Print This Page  Print This Page
Print This Document  Print This Document
View Entire Document  View Entire Document
E-Mail This Document  E-Mail This Document
View/Print PDF  View/Print PDF
Order Free Copy  Order Free Copy
Quick Links
Director's Corner

Dictionary of Cancer Terms

NCI Drug Dictionary

Funding Opportunities

NCI Publications

Advisory Boards and Groups

Science Serving People

Español
Quit Smoking Today
NCI Highlights
Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research

The Nation's Investment in Cancer Research FY 2010

Report to Nation Finds Declines in Cancer Incidence, Death Rates
Finding Breast Changes

There are two main ways to find breast changes:

  • Clinical breast exam - a breast exam done by your health care provider
  • Mammogram - an x-ray of your breasts

Some women check their own breasts for changes. If you find a change, it's important to see your health care provider. Make sure to watch the change you found until your appointment. But a breast self-exam and a clinical breast exam are not substitutes for mammograms.

Normal Benign Cyst Cancer

< Previous Section  |  Next Section >


A Service of the National Cancer Institute
Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health USA.gov