Many U.S. teachers think the answer is Liberia and Burma (make that Myanmar). Let's give Liberia and Myanmar a break! All countries have adopted the metric system, including the U.S., and most countries (but not the U.S.) have taken steps to eliminate most uses of traditional measurements. However, in nearly all countries people still use traditional units sometimes, at least in colloquial expressions.
Although breast calcifications are usually noncancerous (benign), certain patterns of calcifications â such as tight clusters with irregular shapes â may indicate breast cancer. On a mammogram, breast calcifications can appear as macrocalcifications or microcalcifications. 1  Macrocalcifications. 2  These show up as large white dots or dashes. 3  They're almost always noncancerous and require no further testing or follow-up.
Save. Your doctor believes you may have a calcium deposit (or calcification) on or in your lung. He may also use the term: 'pulmonary calcification'. While calcium deposits in the lung are usually benign (non-cancerous), they can become malignant.Calcium deposits should be monitored both to prevent cancer, and because many of the conditions that cause calcification are also serious.nfections (chronic bronchitis and pneumonia), tuberculosis, previous lung injuries, histoplasmosis (a fungal infection), long-time asbestos exposure and chronic kidney disease (which can create high levels of calcium in your blood) are all possible causes.