{"id":14732,"date":"2025-09-29T11:33:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T04:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chgcancercenter.com\/?p=14732"},"modified":"2025-10-10T11:20:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T04:20:00","slug":"birads3-breast-calcifications-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chgcancercenter.com\/en\/birads3-breast-calcifications-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"BIRADS3 Breast Calcifications: Cancer or Not?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14732\" class=\"elementor elementor-14732\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53eb7dc6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53eb7dc6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1995faba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1995faba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"font-size: 32px;\"><strong>BIRADS3 Breast Calcifications: Cancer or Not?<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><p class=\"translation-block\">Many women who undergo annual health check-ups with mammography or breast ultrasound often feel anxious when the doctor reports finding \"breast calcifications\" or a \"breast lump\" even without symptoms. However, these findings do not always mean cancer.<\/p><h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Non-cancerous Breast Calcifications and Lumps<\/b><\/span><\/h2><p>Statistics show that among women undergoing annual screening, 20\u201360% may show calcifications or benign-looking lumps depending on age.<\/p><p><strong>Common non-cancerous findings include:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Mammogram: Round, scattered calcifications<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Ultrasound: Oval-shaped, smooth-surfaced lump with no blood flow<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"translation-block\">These cases are categorized as BIRADS3, which means \u201cprobably benign,\u201d with a very low risk of cancer (less than 1\u20132%).<\/p><h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Recommended Management for BIRADS3<\/b><\/span><\/h2><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\" class=\"translation-block\">Follow-up every 6 months with repeat imaging<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the findings remain unchanged, it confirms a benign condition \u2192 continue with regular annual screenings<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"translation-block\">As women reach menopause, such benign lumps often shrink or disappear naturally<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03fc15b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03fc15b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c3cc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36c3cc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 24px;\"><b>What Should Not Be Done<\/b><\/span><\/h2><p class=\"translation-block\">Avoid unnecessary biopsies or surgery unless indicated Unnecessary interventions may cause:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Excess stress and anxiety<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Complications from biopsy or surgery<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Unnecessary costs and medical resource use<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Scarring or fibrosis, which complicates future screenings<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"translation-block\">If your result shows BIRADS3, don\u2019t panic. The chance of cancer is very low (less than 2%). The best approach is regular follow-up every 6 months and self-breast examination.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If advised to undergo biopsy or surgery, seek a second opinion from a breast specialist before deciding, to avoid unnecessary harm.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93b92e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a93b92e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ea625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93ea625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"338\" 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