Do You Know Your Breast Cancer Symptoms?

Have you ever felt a lump in your breast and wondered, "Should I worry? Could it be...?" Knowing the symptoms of breast cancer-what to worry about and, just as important, what NOT to stress over-is an important part of your self-care as a woman. Take this quiz to see how knowledgeable you are about breast cancer symptoms.

True or False: The most common symptom of breast cancer is a lump in the breast.

True.
False.

Question 1 of 5

(1 out of 1) Correct! True. Yes, you're right. Most breast cancers present themselves as a lump in the breast. That said, not all lumps in the breast are cancerous. And, not all breast cancer lumps can be felt. Sometimes they're too small to feel; sometimes they're positioned in a spot that makes them nearly impossible to feel. With lobular breast cancer, the tumor is more a thickening than a lump. And in cancer of the nipple, or inflammatory breast cancer, there's no lump at all. So while a lump in the breast is indeed the most common symptom of breast cancer, it's a) not always a symptom, and b) not the only type of symptom. Continue Quiz >

(0 out of 1) Incorrect! False. Sorry, you guessed wrong. The majority of breast cancers present themselves as a lump in the breast. That said, not all lumps in the breast are cancerous. And, not all breast cancer lumps can be felt. Sometimes they're too small to feel; sometimes they're positioned in a spot that makes them nearly impossible to feel. With lobular breast cancer, the tumor is more a thickening than a lump. And in cancer of the nipple, or inflammatory breast cancer, there's no lump at all. So while a lump in the breast is indeed the most common symptom of breast cancer, it's a) not always a symptom, and b) not the only type of symptom. Continue Quiz >