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Should I Immediately Remove The Calcification Deposits On My Breast, Considering My Family History Of Breast Cancer?

I had a mammogram last week. The doctor called and said I had clustered calsification deposits, that were not on my previous mammogram 3 years ago. He said they appeared benign? He wants a followup

in six months. My mother has 4 sisters who have had breast cancer. Three died from it. The other radical surgery.

Should I have the calsifications removed now!
Sat, 11 Jan 2014
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Hi
Thanks for your query.

You have a strong family history of breast cancer. You should visit a cancer genetic counsellor to see if you need genetic testing for hereditary breast cancer. If you do have it, then the thought process is different. You can even consider prophylactic breast surgery or tablets to prevent breast cancer.

Hoewver, if you do not have that, then you may do followup as advised if the changes appear benign.

Hope this helps.
Regards.
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Should I Immediately Remove The Calcification Deposits On My Breast, Considering My Family History Of Breast Cancer?

Hi Thanks for your query. You have a strong family history of breast cancer. You should visit a cancer genetic counsellor to see if you need genetic testing for hereditary breast cancer. If you do have it, then the thought process is different. You can even consider prophylactic breast surgery or tablets to prevent breast cancer. Hoewver, if you do not have that, then you may do followup as advised if the changes appear benign. Hope this helps. Regards.