does high levels of calcium lead to breast cancer?

idknuttin

my mom when for a check up to test for breast cancer. nothing came up except for three spots in the breasts with elevated levels of calcium. my mom then went to two surgeons to get two different opinions and told her that these high levels of calcium might develop into cancer so we should remove them with surgery (not the entire breasts, just those spots). my question is is this a good idea because i never trust surgeons since you dont know if they just want you to go into surgery so they can get a lot of money for it or if its  the right thing to do. has anyone been in this situation where they had high levels of calcium in their breasts, is it too early to go into surgery and should she wait a little longer to see what happens? cause i have heard from doctors that its not always the right thing to do to try and treat something extremely early and mess something up when you could wait and see exactly what it develops into then you'll know how to treat it? i would also like some advice of what i should be researching because i dont knwo much about breast cancer or how levels of calcium effect breast cancer.

thank you. 

Jelson

idknuttin- is it possible that the surgeons were using the term micro-calcifications or calcifications? if so, this is not calcium as we know it - like from drinking too much milk. Depending on how the little dots/calcifications are configured, it could be a sign of Ductal Cancer In Situ (DCIS) which is considered stage 0 cancer and very treatable - there is also currently a debate as to whether it should be watched.  The gold standard for treatment would be first a needle or core biopsy - where a sample is taken and studied - you and your mom would then have more information on whether it is benign and nothing might need be done or whether more surgery to remove it should be considered.  There is much information on this site in the resources section regarding diagnosing breast cancer. good luck to you and your mom.

Julie E

Moderators

idknuttin, adding to the reply from Julie, here's more information from the main Breastcancer.org site about Calcifications.

We hope this helps!