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Do Calcium Deposits In The Breasts Indicate Cancer?
I just had a mammogram and had an increase in the number of calcium deposits in my left breast. They did not tell me if they were micro or macro so I am very anxious. My husband just passed away of cancer. I have to go back for another mammogram. Is an increased number of deposits associated with cancer? I have always had lumpy breast - fibrocycstic.
Wed, 27 Jun 2018
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If the calcifications are macrocalcifications then there is very little chance of breast cancer but if they are microcalcification then there is a suspicius of breast cancer one may need to do a regular followup with mammograms showing microcalcification as they are associated with breast cancer.
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If the calcifications are macrocalcifications then there is very little chance of breast cancer but if they are microcalcification then there is a suspicius of breast cancer one may need to do a regular followup with mammograms showing microcalcification as they are associated with breast cancer.
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