Please get the biopsy. I had a breast cancer scare in 2001. Because my maternal grandmother died of breast cancer, they said they wanted bypass a needle biopsy and go right into surgery to get the lump removed outright. I was a bit alarmed at this aggressive approach, and was actually miffed because I just thought it might be a cut and scalpel happy surgeon trying to get more money out of the system.

Except the more I thought about it...if they took the whole thing out they would better be able to test pathology and would be better able to recommend a course of treatment in the event that it was bad news. AND, I didn't want to be sitting there 8 months later after a wait and see attitude, only to find out that it turned into something which I could have addressed earlier on. Always try to catch something early, especially when you have that opportunity ! You are only gambling if you wait.

I don't care how much pain I have to endure early on to get that accomplished. I want to know up front and early.

Fortunately, mine turned out to be just a benign mass.