Wednesday 31 December 2014

Suspicious breast mass may pose greater risk than previously thought

By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) - A type of "benign" mass found in the breast tissue of about 100,000 U.S. women each year poses a greater risk of cancer than previously thought, according to a new review. The mass is classified as atypical hyperplasia, or atypia. Most women who have it - and one out of 10 women who have a breast biopsy do - are usually told that their test result was benign, even though their cells seemed to be exhibiting some early characteristics of a tumor. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

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