In women with fibrocystic disease and in premenopausal women with dense breast tissue, cancers are more difficult to detect.
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But what of the stickier wickets like cancer, fibrocystic breast disease, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and reproductive problems?
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Iodine supplementation is used for the treatment of fibrocystic breast disease but there is only weak evidence it helps relieve pain.
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There is preliminary evidence that iodine deficiency contributes to fibrocystic breast changes by enhancing the sensitivity of breast tissue to estrogen.
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Most women with fibrocystic changes and no symptoms do not need treatment, but closer follow-up may be advised.
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Were they simply benign manifestations of her chronic fibrocystic breast disease, or did one or more of the lumps harbor cancer?
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Fibrocystic breast changes is a cumulative process, caused partly by the normal hormonal variation during a woman's monthly cycle.
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If the calcifications exhibit the classic " teacup " appearance of benign fibrocystic changes, then a biopsy is usually not necessary.
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The changes in fibrocystic breast disease are characterised by the appearance of fibrous tissue and a lumpy, cobblestone texture in the breasts.
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The radiologist said there was no change from the previous year's mammogram, which showed calcifications associated with fibrocystic disease ."
