Breast Calcifications On Your Mammogram
Calcifications often are associated with breast cancer but there are other potential causes, such as benign (noncancerous) fibroadenomas.Calcifications are, in fact, quite common, affecting half of all women over the age of 50. The vast majority of these will be non-cancerous. This article explains the characteristics of calcifications viewed on mammogram and what they may mean in terms of needing additional tests, such as a biopsy, to determine a diagnosis....