Should calcium deposits in the breast be removed to prevent cancer?

My stepmom is having a surgical biopsy on Monday AND having some calcium deposits removed because her Doctor said it is common now to have them removed to prevent cancer. I never heard of this and also think she could have a stereotactic biopsy done. It all sounds too aggressive to me, based only on calcium deposits. He mentioned that they were "sharp and pointy" looking.

This is a complex Q which I will try to give a simple answer,
Macrocalcification-macro means large dots or dashes on mammogram are non cancerous
Micro calcification-micro means small dots on mammogram MAY indicate a malignancy but usually don't.

The calcium deposits DO NOT CAUSE breast cancer but is an indication that it maybe a breast cancer and that is the reason for the biopsy .

Most breast lump generally speaking should be biopsied to confirm diagnosis-better to be safe

There are also numerous non cancerous causes of breast calcification

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