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[[image:common.jpg|left]] Very common. Approximately 85% of them are [[benign breast disease]].
[[image:common.jpg|left]] Very common. Approximately 85% of them are [[benign breast disease]].


===Tips===
===Advice===
# Know what is normal for you.
# Look and feel.
# Know what changes to look for.
# Report any changes without delay!
# Attend for breast screening if you are aged 50 or over


===Clinical and Associated Features===
===Clinical and Associated Features===

Revision as of 15:56, 11 November 2009

Chris has since lost a lot of weight but now has less problems with his weight and man-breasts (or moobs). He's also now uglier.

Definition

A lump in the breast

Epidemiology

Common.jpg

Very common. Approximately 85% of them are benign breast disease.

Advice

  1. Know what is normal for you.
  2. Look and feel.
  3. Know what changes to look for.
  4. Report any changes without delay!
  5. Attend for breast screening if you are aged 50 or over

Clinical and Associated Features

Differential Diagnosis

Investigations

Management