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How To Treat The Lump In The Breast And The Related Irregular Shape In An Elderly Person?
my grand mother has a lump in her breast which is a hard mass and irregular in shape. she has gone to the doctor and tomorrow she will have a biopsy ,but we are afraid that this is a cancer. and in most sites i've read that biopsy if done when it's cancer, spread the cancer even if done with the finest needle.my question is : is there another way of testing a lump without biopsy ?? i need a solution and an advice , please help. thank you
Fri, 12 Sep 2014
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short answer : taking a biopsy as early as possible can save her life
detailed answer: mostly the biopsy is taken in the later stage and that is the reason for your miscosept
Irregular shaped lump in the body is more often a cancer. but if it is confined to one side. one side of the breast can be removed and we can save her life. if you make your decession late it will spread to other parts of the body like lungs. other side of the breast and so on. then it will be difficult to manage.
hope this explains
Dr.Amarnath
short answer : taking a biopsy as early as possible can save her life
detailed answer: mostly the biopsy is taken in the later stage and that is the reason for your miscosept
Irregular shaped lump in the body is more often a cancer. but if it is confined to one side. one side of the breast can be removed and we can save her life. if you make your decession late it will spread to other parts of the body like lungs. other side of the breast and so on. then it will be difficult to manage.
hope this explains
Dr.Amarnath
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