I had a biopsy performed in mid-February on a small lump in my right breast. It came back non-cancerous. The lump has grown in size, and my second biopsy showed a small amount of cancer cells.

I have been diagnosed with breast cancer twice. The first time was in 1997 and the second time was 11 yrs later. both times the lump was picked up by a scan. Lucky for me both times it was picked up in the early stages. I have regular mammograms every six months.

My Mom recently found a lump in her breast, she set up an appointment with her doctor they tried drawing fluid from the lump with no luck 5-6 years ago she had found a lump in the same breast, surgery was immediate, lump was benign. We are waiting for a surgeon to get in touch with us to set up further procedures.

I never found a lump in my breast, but felt swollen under the arm pit. I went for a mammo and nothing was detected. The only way my cancer was detected was via a biopsy of the lymph nodes in the arm pit and a MRI. By then the mass was large and the nodes were positive for cancer. I underwent chemo for 18 weeks, a mastectomy 2 weeks later. (The pre MRI before surgery was very good in that the tumor had gone down to almost nothing.) However 7 of 14 lymph nodes that were removed were positive. My oncologist was surprised that there were positive lymph nodes after the chemo- Taxotere, Carbo & Herceptin). I am currently taking radiation with Xeloda. This method has had positive outcomes and I look forward to one.

I'm a 40 year old mother of 4 and I have a lump on my left breast. I experience some annoying discomfort and went to my doctor that said I have density in that area. Today I did the mamo and sonogram of both breasts both lab techs said "don't worry your fine". The lab tech said "you don't have cancer because you wouldn't have pain and you just have a lumpy breast". I thought lumpy breast was a major problem.

I am a 60 year old women who was just recently diagnosed by mammogram and ultrasound with a 5mm nodule and 7 mm nodule left breast. The radiologist reported these areas to be suspicious. I told my PCP I would like these removed and biopsied. I was sent to a surgeon who said, "I need a biopsy" and sent me back to radiology to have a particular type of biopsy. When I was finally able to speak with a nurse (I think) at radiology I was told I would have a core need biopsy not the biopsy indicated by the surgeon. I cancelled the biopsy I was required to schedule before I spoke with anyone. I feel frustrated in that my providers are not communicating between themselves let alone with me. Under these circumstances I feel unready to proceed. Yes, I think these providers like to make money doing procedures that can cause more damage so they can do more procedures. That is the feeling I get from all of this. I really would like the whole thing sent to the lab so I know for sure. I guess that is too much to ask.

I am 42 years old and found a painful lump about 3 inches in my right breast at the 3 o'clock position, last Wednesday and went for an ultrasound and mammogram which was inconclusive on solid mass or cyst. I went to a Breast surgeon on Monday and he was able to aspirate some fluid to test. I am awaiting the results and was told they will have they Thursday am. I am extremely anxious as even if it is not cancer I may need surgery to remove it. Will let you know.

I've had mammograms every six months for several years, since my breast tissue is dense. The last time I was told I could wait a year. When I had my mammogram done a year later, I was called back and told I had a lump. I had another diagnostic mammogram and an ultrasound a week later and now I have to have a biopsy.