Breast cancer questions

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Asked for Female, 26 Years

I was just wondering for my mom.. my great grandmother which was my mom's grandmother had breast cancer , but her daughters never got it, but my mom has recently found a hard lump in her breast she has a dr apt in two days. But I just want to know if she can still get it even if her mother didn't. And if a breast cancer lump is hard or would scar tissue from breast surgery ( reduction ) be hard to? Only in the one breast or just move normally when touched

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Dr. Anand Kalaskar General Physician 26 yrs exp Pune · Accepted Answer

Dr. Anand Kalaskar

General Physician 26 yrs exp Pune

It's possible to get breast cancer, because there is a family history. Lump and scar tissue consistency is different

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