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Estrogen Breast Cancer
After the suspicion of cancer has been raised, doctors will recommend a breast biopsy. The biopsy is done to detect changes in the breast tissue. The biopsy is defined in 5 categories: normal tissues in ducts and lobules, benign notations like fibroadenomas or fibercystic breast disease, cases of atypical hyperplasia(duct has too many abnormally shaped cells) and lobular neoplasia(abnormal cells inside the lobules), non-invasive breast cancer and invasive breast cancer. Normal hyperplasia does not cause breast cancer but atypical hyperplasia can increase the risks of getting breast cancer. The biopsy will detect if there is or not estrogen and progesterone receptors. If the progesterone and estrogen receptors have been triggered, abnormal cells will grow. The other breast cancer marker that doctors look for is