Once referred to as a disease, medical professionals now refer to lumpy breasts as «fibrocystic breasts» since having fibrocystic breasts doesn't mean a woman has a disease.
Not exact matches
While having
fibrocystic breast changes doesn't increase your risk of
breast cancer, having
fibrocystic breasts can make it harder to find a new
breast lump or thickening in lumpy
breast tissue.
If old cells in the
breast do not die, they can lead to dense, lumpy, or
fibrocystic breasts.
It has also been shown to help with
fibrocystic breast disease, as women who are deficient develop the disease, while women with adequate levels of iodine
do not.