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A calcification is a deposit of the mineral calcium in the breast tissue. Calcifications appear as small white spots on a mammogram. There are two types of breast calcification, macrocalcification and microcalcification. Macrocalcifications are large deposits and are usually not related to cancer. Microcalcifications are specks of calcium that may be found in an area of rapidly dividing cells. Many microcalcifications clustered together may be a sign of cancer. Many women have one or more calcifications that show up on a mammogram.

Fast Facts:

• -- After a breast calcification is detected on a mammogram, a biopsy is performed to determine if it is benign or malignant.
• --Breast calcification that is found benign, have a 2% chance of turning malignant later and are watched under close surveillance.
• --After a benign calcification is diagnosed, there will be a follow-up mammogram done in 6 months and then 6 months after that.
• --If there are no changes within a year, only routine annual examinations are recommended thereafter.

The 5 Best Sites on Breast Calcification

• MyBreastCancerNetwork (via HealthScout): Breast Calcification
• HealthCentral: Breast Calcification information
• eMedicine: Breast, Benign Calcifications
• California Pacific Medical Center: The process of evaluating Breast Calcifications is explained
• About.com: Breast Calcifications On Your Mammogram

4 Latest Headlines on Breast Calcification

• More Breast Calcification News from Google

What is Breast Calcification?

• About.com: Description of Breast Calcifications
• Mayo Clinic: Are Breast Calcifications Related to Cancer?

National Cancer Institute: Finding Breast Changes: Calcifications

• Netwellness: Calcification in Breast
• CancerBackUp: What are Breast Calcifications?

What Are The Symptoms of Breast Calcification?

• Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Finding a lump in the breast
• Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): How to do breast self-exams
• eMedicine: Finding lumps and feeling pain in the breast

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Breast Calcification?

• California Pacific Medical Center: Breast Calcifications: What is a Biopsy?
• CancerBackUp: If Calcifications Are Seen On A Mammogram

How Do You Prevent Breast Calcification?

• California Pacific Medical Center: Does Diet Play A Role in Developing Breast Calcifications?
• USA Today Video Library: Painless 3D Mammograms and Better Technology allows for early detection
• FoodFit: Healthy eating improves health and decreases incidence of illness

Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Breast Calcification

• Breast Cancer Group: Stories of Breast Cancer experiences
• Cancer Answers: Breast Cancer stories
• MedHelp Breast Cancer Forum: Breast Calcifications
• Revolution Health: Breast Questions Message Board

Foundations and Support Groups on Breast Calcification

• National Breast Cancer Foundation: Breast Cancer Support and Education
• Breast Cancer Research Foundation: Breast Cancer Research and Education
• Susan G. Komen For The Cure: Breast Cancer Support, Education and Research
• Breast Cancer

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Breast Calcification

• PubMedCentral: Breast Calcification Articles
• Google Scholar: Breast Calcification Articles
• New England Journal of Medicine: Articles on Breast Health and other Women’s Health Issues
• Annals of Internal Medicine: Articles on Breast Calcification and Breast Health issues

Clinical Trials on Breast Calcification

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Breast Calcification

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