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What Are The Symptoms Of Breast Cancer
Health Encyclopedia: Breast Cancer Symptoms
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Symptoms
Breast cancers in their early stages are usually painless. Often the first symptom is the discovery of a hard lump. Fifty percent of such masses are found in the upper outer quarter of the breast. The lump may make the affected breast appear elevated or asymmetric. The nipple may be retracted or scaly. Sometimes the skin of the breast is dimpled like the skin of an orange. In some cases there is a bloody or clear discharge from the nipple. Many cancers, however, produce no symptoms and c...
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Expert & Community Posts
Rash or Inflammatory Breast Cancer? When Should I Panic?
By Phyllis Johnson , Health Expert...cases when women have cancer in both breasts, the symptoms of breast cancer don't show up... Read more »
Worried About Having Breast Cancer? Don't Be
By PJ Hamel , Health ExpertI recently learned that when someone Googles “symptoms of breast cancer,” the first result they... Read more »
Pregnant, With Breast Cancer: From Discovering a Lump to Breast Biopsy
By Traci Mulder , Health Expert...breast that felt suspicious. There were no obvious symptoms of breast cancer, aside from that... Read more »
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Awareness: Breast Cancer Doesn’t Always Start with a Lump
By Phyllis Johnson , Health ExpertOne of the most frightening aspects of my breast cancer diagnosis in 1998 was that I never knew my... Read more »
Nipple Discharge: When Should I Worry?
By PJ Hamel , Health ExpertBecause breast cancer has been the subject of so much media attention and marketing, most American... Read more »
Health Guide
Breast Cancer Symptoms: Dimpled Skin
Q. The skin of one of my breasts has suddenly gotten dimpled, kind of like the skin of an orange. What’s that about? A. That, too, could be a sign of trouble. Sometimes a tumor causes swelling... Read more »Breast Cancer Symptoms
...should have routine screenings, such as mammograms, and conduct self-exams on a regular basis. Symptoms of breast cancer can be different in each woman. A woman may experience any number of... Read more »Breast Cancer Symptom FAQs: Lump Under Arm, Not in Breast
Q. I felt a lump under my arm, in the area of my armpit, not in my breast. So that means I don’t have to worry about breast cancer, right? A. Wrong. Your breasts don’t begin and end right... Read more »Mammograms: Screening and Diagnostic
Mammograms can be used for both screening and diagnostic purposes. Screening is recommended for all women, beginning at age 40, and allows radiologists to monitor breast tissue over periods of time.... Read more »Breast Cancer Symptom FAQs: Breast Swelling
Q. My breast swelled up and was hot and painful to the touch. My doctor treated me for mastitis, but it turned out to be inflammatory breast cancer. I think other women should be aware that not all... Read more »Images
An illustration of a fibrocystic breast... Read more »
Related News
BP Drug Blocks Breast Cancer
June 10, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Reduce your blood pressure ? cut your risk for breast cancer? New research shows a common blood pressure drug can block a breast... Read summary »
Medical Debate: Mammogram or Not?
May 05, 2008TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Terri and JoEllen Warnke spend each Thursday together. JoEllen is a nurse, and Terri's a volunteer. The two... Read summary »
Radiation Seeds for Breast Cancer
May 05, 2008TORONTO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- June McNamee counts her family among her many blessings. They were her lifeline when she was diagnosed with... Read summary »
Better Breast Biopsy
May 05, 2008ST. LOUIS (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- each year, more than 1 million women will undergo a breast biopsy. Many will not be diagnosed with cancer,... Read summary »
Could an Aspirin a day Reduce Breast Cancer?
May 13, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study finds taking an aspirin a day may lower a woman's risk for a common type of breast cancer. The study reveals daily... Read summary »
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