Throughout the years we have all been taught about looking for a lump in our breasts. Yes, this education has saved many lives BUT what we haven't been taught are the various types of breast cancers there are and we need to not only FEEL for the symptoms but LOOK for them.
Any changes in one's breast should be brought to the attention of a physician or breast specialist. Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) is usually diagnosed by it's clinical symptoms, meaning what you can actually see. What appears to be a rash or an insect bite, IF it doesn't go away within a week with creams or salves, please insist on a skin biopsy or a punch biopsy. These tests are done in the physician's office and are non-invasive.
Inflammatory Breast cancer (IBC) usually does NOT present itself with a lump so mammograms and ultrasounds most likely will not detect this disease. IBC grows in sheets and nest (picture the cancer growing horizontally).
If it's just one lump that they have located, they will try to get it out. It might reduce the chance of it spreading. But chemo does usually follow, just to make sure.
The lump may not have to do with your breast cancer , if you have not bumped your head any where and the lump does not go away with should check the doctors immediately.
In Most Cases Breast Cancer.
If the lump on the breast is a hard one, then it is a matter of concern as it very well be a sign of breast cancer.
A few breast cancer symptoms are a lump in the breast, swelling in armpit, and pain in breast.
I found my breast lump through self breast exams; then had a mammogram and ultrasound, then lumpectomy which confirmed breast cancer diagnosis.
Typically you don't see a breast cancer lump, but notice it when touching, washing, or scratching your breast.
It is important for women to get regular breast exams with their family doctor. Common symptoms of breast cancer are change in how the breast looks or feels, how the nipple looks or feels, or nipple discharge.
Yes.
She found a lump and feared that she had breast cancer but the lump turned out to be non cancerous.
Shirley Temple knew she had breast cancer, when she found a lump in her left breast. She was around the age of thirteen or seventeen I belive.
Medical Cancer signs will depend on the type of cancer. For instance breast cancer symptoms will be pain in breast, lump in breast. Lung cancer will show the symptoms like coughing, chest pain
Lumps and Breast CancerIn answer to this question, no, it doesn't necessarily mean a teenager has breast cancer if she/he has a lump in each breast! You don't have to have a lump to have breast cancer. If there is a lump, it could be a cyst and for teens all breast examinations, feeling for changes and LOOKING for changes should be done after menstruation. If the lump remains after menstruation she/he should be seen by a doctor. There are many people who have fibrocystic breasts. To make sure this is a cyst, the doctor can perform a needle biopsy which is non-invasive.