Finding a lump in your breast is a fast route to stress city. What with all the scary breast cancer stats out there—like how 1 in 8 women will develop the disease over the course of her lifetime, or ...

In A Nutshell MIT researchers built a portable ultrasound device weighing just over one pound that images more than 4 inches ...

Finding a lump during your regular boob check is bound to freak you out a little, especially as breast cancer is the most common form of the disease in the UK. But, to restore peace of mind, Dr ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A mammogram showed a lump in my breast, and my doctor said it's benign breast disease. I'm glad it's not cancer, but I'm still worried. What does this mean? Does it increase my risk ...

New ultrasound technology developed at Johns Hopkins can distinguish fluid from solid breast masses with near perfect accuracy, an advance that could save patients, especially those with dense breast ...

March 9, 2010 — A review in the March 1 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) describes an "in-office" approach for immediate evaluation of women who present to their family ...

The development of a new lump in the breast or armpit is the most common initial symptom of breast cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But for millions of women, lumps ...

Most breast lumps are benign. A benign breast lump is more likely to be tender and have a defined shape. But it’s not possible to know whether a lump is benign based on how it feels. See your doctor ...

A breast lump can be life-changing if ignored. Here are the early warning signs, when to get screened, and how early ...