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Is A Hard And Non-painful Lump On Breast A Symptom Of Breast Cancer?

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Posted on Fri, 26 Feb 2016
Question: my daughter is 22yrs. old and has hashimoto's. She is the mother of 2 sons. She had her first child at age 16. She recently found a lump in her breast. It is not painful and it is hard. She went to the doctor and she is scheduled for an ultrasound. We are worried. What is the percentage of women her age that have breast cancer. She doesn't smoke or drink
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Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
fibroadenosis or fibroadenoma present with breast lumps and are likely

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on Health care magic.

Women of this age frequently get harmless conditions like fibroadenosis or fibroadenoma of breast which present with breast lumps. Breast cancer is very unlikely at this age. The ultrasound will clear your queries.

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Is A Hard And Non-painful Lump On Breast A Symptom Of Breast Cancer?

Brief Answer: fibroadenosis or fibroadenoma present with breast lumps and are likely Detailed Answer: Thanks for asking on Health care magic. Women of this age frequently get harmless conditions like fibroadenosis or fibroadenoma of breast which present with breast lumps. Breast cancer is very unlikely at this age. The ultrasound will clear your queries. Regards