Breast calcifications are common in middle-aged women after the age of 50. Usually, breast calcifications are benign. Breast calcifications with an abnormal arrangement or shape (clustered, with distinct borders) can be a sign of breast cancer.

Currently, breast cancer is showing a tendency to become younger. According to statistics from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO), breast cancer is the most common cancer in women.