What are "breast lumps"?

What are "breast lumps"?

When a woman feels lumps in her breast, it can be a number of different things. The breast lump can be a cyst or fibrocystic changes. The breast lump can be a benign adenoma. It can be cancer. Or the breast lump can be a collection of a fatty deposit there, or a normal lobule or a normal duct. And it's important to separate these out. And so, if you feel a lump in your breast which you're not sure about, again, it's really important to see your physician, so that you can get it evaluated to make sure that it is not cancer. While the majority of lumps are not cancer, you've got to get it checked out.