Breast Health Awareness: Understanding Benign and Cancerous Breast Conditions

Often we use the term “breast health,” to refer to breast cancer. However, breast health describes both benign (noncancerous) and malignant (cancerous) breast conditions. Many women experience breast changes during their lifetime and many of these are non-cancerous. About Benign Breast Conditions Penn Medicine gynecologist Ann Honebrink, MD, states: “When a lump is found in the breast, a