| What are breast lumps? | | | | teens and between the ages of 40 and 60 |
| Breast lumps are either benign (harmless) or | | | | years;cysts, which occur only before the |
| cancerous lumps of tissue in the breast. | | | | menopause; for example, a galactocoele is a |
| What causes breast lumps and who is at risk? | | | | milk-containing cyst that grows only during |
| The more common benign breast lumps | | | | pregnancy;fibroadenomas, which are most |
| include:lumps caused by fibroadenosis, an | | | | common in women in their twenties. |
| overgrowth of breast tissue also known as | | | | Breast cancer |
| 'mammary dysplasia', meaning a growth | | | | In her lifetime, each woman in the UK has an |
| abnormality of the breast; this condition occurs | | | | overall one in 12 chance of developing breast |
| particularly at times of hormonal change in the | | | | cancer, the chances being greatest in old age. |