Cancer - Breast Cancer

How is breast cancer diagnosed?

Clinical breast exam

The doctor can tell a lot about a lump by carefully feeling it and the tissue around it. Benign lumps often feel different from cancerous ones. The doctor can examine the size and texture of the lump and determine whether the lump moves easily.

Mammography

X-rays of the breast can give the doctor important information about a breast lump.

Ultrasonography

Using high-frequency sound waves, ultrasonography can often show whether a lump is a fluid-filled cyst (not cancer) or a solid mass (which may or may not be cancer). This exam may be used along with mammography.

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