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By Mayo Clinic staffHaving fibrocystic breasts doesn't increase your risk of breast cancer, unless the breast changes are associated with atypical hyperplasia (atypia) — the abnormal appearance and overgrowth of cells lining breast lobules and ducts. Women with atypia do have an increased risk of breast cancer compared with the general population. A diagnosis of atypical hyperplasia often is made following a breast biopsy to evaluate a mammogram or an abnormality found during a clinical breast exam.
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