how you know if you have breast cancer?
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Signs and symptoms of breast cancer may include: A breast lump or thickening that feels different from the surrounding tissue. Change in the size, shape or appearance of a breast. Changes to the skin over the breast, such as dimpling.
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For most women, the results of a mammogram will be good news. The mammogram will show no sign of breast cancer. If your mammogram does show something abnormal, you will need follow-up tests to check whether or not the finding is breast cancer. Most abnormal findings on a mammogram are not breast cancer.
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Often, an abnormal area turns up on a screening mammogram (X-ray of the breast), which leads to further testing. In other cases, however, the first sign of breast cancer is a new lump or mass in the breast that you or your doctor can feel. A lump that is painless, hard, and has uneven edges is more likely to be cancer.
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Invasive breast cancer symptoms A lump or mass in the breast. Swelling of all or part of the breast, even if no lump is felt. Skin irritation or dimpling. Breast or nipple pain.
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Although red spots or a red rash on the breast are usually symptoms of a noncancerous condition, they can sometimes be an early sign of breast cancer and a person should monitor them closely. Red spots are a typical feature of inflammatory breast cancer or IBC, which is a rare but aggressive form of breast cancer.
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Summary: Breast cancer could be detected up to five years before there are any clinical signs of it, using a blood test that identifies the body's immune response to substances produced by tumor cells, according to new research.
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["A smooth, easily movable round or oval lump with distinct edges (which typically, though not always, indicates it's benign)", 'Nipple discharge that may be clear, yellow, straw colored or dark brown.', 'Breast pain or tenderness in the area of the breast lump.']
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The symptoms of metastatic breast cancer can be very different depending on the location of the cancer: constant back, bone, or joint pain. difficulty with urinating (either incontinence or not being able to go); this can be a sign that the nerves in your back are being pinched by a cancer.
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A lump in your breast Such lumps are often hard and painless, though some may be painful. Not all lumps are cancer, though. There are a number of benign breast conditions (like cysts) that can also cause lumps. Still, it's important to have your doctor check out any new lump or mass right away.
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['Breast tenderness or warmth to the touch.', 'Breast swelling.', 'Thickening of breast tissue, or a breast lump.', 'Pain or a burning sensation continuously or while breast-feeding.', 'Skin redness, often in a wedge-shaped pattern.', 'Generally feeling ill.', 'Fever of 101 F (38.3 C) or greater.']
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Metastatic breast cancer symptoms If the breast or chest wall is affected, symptoms may include pain, nipple discharge, or a lump or thickening in the breast or underarm. If the bones are affected, symptoms may include pain, fractures, constipation or decreased alertness due to high calcium levels.
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Signs that breast cancer has spread to the brain Nausea (feeling sick) and vomiting (being sick) Weakness or feeling numb down one side of the body.
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Signs and symptoms of male breast cancer can include: A painless lump or thickening in your breast tissue. Changes to the skin covering your breast, such as dimpling, puckering, redness or scaling. Changes to your nipple, such as redness or scaling, or a nipple that begins to turn inward.
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A breast cancer lump or tumor usually feels hard or firm. It typically has an irregular shape, and it may feel as if it is stuck to the skin or deep tissue within the breast. Breast cancer is not usually painful, especially in the early stages.
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If the lumpiness can be felt throughout the breast and feels like your other breast, then it's probably normal breast tissue. Lumps that feel harder or different from the rest of the breast (or the other breast) or that feel like a change are a concern and should be checked.
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Some common, early warning signs of breast cancer include: Skin changes, such as swelling, redness, or other visible differences in one or both breasts. An increase in size or change in shape of the breast(s) Changes in the appearance of one or both nipples.
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['areolas swelling, darkening, and increasing in size.', 'swollen breasts.', 'soreness along the sides of your breasts.', 'a tingling sensation in your nipples.', 'blood vessels in your breasts becoming more noticeable.']