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You've Found a Lump in Your Breast

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You've noticed a change in your breast. You can feel or see a lump that isn't normally there. You're worried, and you aren't sure what to do next. So let's take a moment to learn about breast lumps and how we deal with them.

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Breast Biopsy

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You've found a lump in your breast. Or, maybe we've noticed a suspicious area during a breast exam. We need to look closely at cells in that area for signs of breast cancer. We do this with a breast biopsy. This procedure takes samples of tissue from your breast.

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Stony Brook University Hospital
101 Nicolls Road
Stony Brook, NY 11794
631-444-4000

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