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Symptoms of Breast Cancer
by: Herman Dias
This page tells you about the symptoms of breast cancer
What are the Symptoms of Breast Cancer you look out for?
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A change in the shape or size of a breast
- A lump or thickning in the breast
- Dimpling in the skin
- A change in the shape of the nipples, particularly when it turns in.
- A discharge of blood from the nipples
- A rash round the nipple
- A swelling or lump in the arm pit
Like a breast lump, blood discharge and rash on the nipples, swelling or
lump in the arm pit may not nessarily be cancer but if this is new to you
you need to visit a doctor as soon as possible and confirm these Symptoms
of Breast Cancer. It might be nothing at all or the worst case senario it
is cancer but remember your giving the doctor a fair chance of treating you.
Under the Symptoms of Breast Cancer there is a inflammatory breast cancer which can have some diffrent symptoms. The whole breast can look red and
inflamed and can be very sore, The skin sometimes looks like a orange peel.
Another rare type of symptoms of breast cancer is when a rash shows up around the nipple it is called Paget's disease. Its a red scally rash and can be itchy, it is sometimes mistaken for eczema.
If see any symptoms of breast cancer or you spot a lump
See your doctor straight away. If you notice anything unusual about your breast have it examined. Even though most breast lumps are begning, they need to be checked to rule out cancer.
Your doctor will examine your symptoms of breast cancer and if necessary, send you to a specialist breast clinic for further checks. At the clinic, they will be able to see on your mammogram or ultrasound if the lump is a fluid-filled cyst or a solid lump.
If it is a cyst, they may get rid of it by draining it through a fine needle. If it is a solid lump, they will stick a very fine needle into it and take a tissue sample to test for cancer cells.
Some women prefer to have benign lumps removed to relieve their worry. They may be concerned that they will confuse them with any other lumps they may develop in the future. But if you and your doctor are confident that the lump is benign, you do not even have to have it removed if you do not want to. Benign lumps don't turn into cancer.
If your lump is a cancer, the earlier the treatment for breast cancer, the better your chance of cure.
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