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Signs And Symptoms Of Breast Cancer

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The first symptom that you may have breast cancer is finding a lump in one of your breasts. Usually the lump will end up being benign which is a huge relief for that means that it is not breast cancer.

Sometimes it doesn't even have to be lump, it can be a change in the nipple, the shape of the breast or nipple, getting some sort of oozing out of the nipple that is blood stained a rash that doesn't go away or even a swelling in your armpit. Getting any of this doesn't mean you have breast cancer but it is definitely something you should not wait to get checked out by your doctor as soon as possible.

Breast cancers have typical symptoms depending on their type. If the breasts keep getting very red, increasingly hard and sore, and sometimes get "bumpy" as if there are small hives near the inflamed area, it is inflammatory breast cancer. If the breasts are very itchy, develop red scaly rashes and can easily be mistaken, as it usually is, for eczema, it's the Pagent's disease. Do not stay in doubt, get it checked out.

Also some types of breast cancer will have their own set of symptoms. Inflammatory breast cancer is like that. It can make the breast very red, feel really hard and get really sore. Sometimes it gets all bumpy like you have small hives where it is inflamed. Pagent's disease can look like a really itchy, red scaly rash and most people will mistake it for eczema until it gets diagnosed as a type of breast cancer. When in doubt, get it checked out.

Women often feel more comfortable and normal with the lumps removed, whether they are malignant or benign. This is not required for every removal, but the decision is to be made by you, for once. Do not ever hesitate in getting second opinions if you are being coerced into getting the benign lumps removed. If you decide against getting them removed, leave them be, they will never turn harmful or dangerous, and will go unnoticed.

The bottom line is, be aware of the disease and it's symptoms, whenever you have a symptom, do not treat it lightly. Always contact your doctor at the slightest sign of a symptom. Get regular examinations, and make decisions. If you have it, the risk of your daughter having it increases. You can not ignore that. Be informed, and you will make it through.

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