Hi Sam: If you're over 40 years old, you should be having a yearly mammogram. This is the best way we have to protect ourselves from breast cancer. If you're under 40, you should make a point of knowing how your breasts usually feel and look, and noticing any changes. Which you've apparently done - you feel "uneasy" around your breast. This is very vague, so it's impossible to say why you feel this way. Maybe your body is telling you something is amiss; maybe you're upset about something, and your stress is producing physical symptoms. There's just no telling.

It sounds like you might be upset about the two women you know who've had mastectomies recently. True, it's scary, thinking it might happen to you. But statistically speaking, it's unlikely. There are all kinds of things that can hapen to any of us - but do they? Not usually. We mostly all live our lives without a lot of highs and lows, just putting one foot in front of the other every day and moving forward as best we can.

If your feeling of uneasiness is very difficult, you might consider talking to your doctor about your fears. (S)he can examine your breast to see if there's anything that might be out of the ordinary. If you don't want to see a doctor, just be sure to feel your breast regularly, enough to know if you feel a lump, thickening, or any other physical symptom. Best of luck - hope you feel better soon. PJH