Early Symptoms Of Breast Cancer

A lump in the breast can be one of the first symptoms of breast cancer that you may show. Mostly, the lumps turn out to be harmless and benign, which, to your relief, means that it can not be breast cancer. At times, the first symptom doesn't have to be a lump, symptoms like abberant changes in the nipples, oozing bloodstained discharges from them, an abnormal change in the shape of the breasts and/or nipples, recurring rashes or even something as trivial as an armpit swelling can be symptoms for breast cancer. The fortunate thing is that though these symptoms indicate breast cancer, you can have some or all of them and still not have breast cancer. However, getting examined by a professional is necessary.

For a quicker and safer treatment with great results, diagnosis should be as early as possible. A pain in the chest does not mean you have breast cancer. These pains in the chest and breasts can be due to various reasons like nearing menstrual periods or menstruating, late effects of lifting very heavy weight or objects. Many women with lumps in their breasts have had those lumps for a lifetime, and are unaffected by them. These lumps are benign and do not instantly pass off as a sure test for the diagnosis of breast cancer.

Another helpful piece of information is that some types of cancers, like the Inflammatory breast cancer and Pagent's disease show classic symptoms of their own type. Very red and hard breasts which keep getting sore show along with the regular breast cancer symptoms are a classic case of the Inflammatory breast cancer, whereas very itchy, red, scaly rashes, easily confused for eczema, on the breasts along with other breast cancer symptoms are Pagent's disease. Always get the doctor to clarify your doubts.

Lumps themselves can be misleading, turning out to be harmless cysts, or bag filled with harmless fluids. These can be treated instantly and efficiently by inserting a needle in the cyst and removing the fluid. If no fluid appears, the same needle can be used to extract a small tissue from the breast for testing it for cancer. This is also called a biopsy.

Removing such lumps can make some women feel a lot more comfortable and better, even if the lumps were benign and not a danger to them at all. All it requires is for you to make a decision today itself. If your will is undermined due to outward pressures on having benign lumps remove, always go for a second opinion without inhibitions. If you do not want the benign lump removed, forget about it, and stop worrying because of it, because it will never turn into a cancerous cell or be noticed by people.

The bottom line is, be aware of the disease and it's symptoms, whenever you have a symptom, do not treat it lightly. Always contact your doctor at the slightest sign of a symptom. Get regular examinations, and make decisions. If you have it, the risk of your daughter having it increases. You can not ignore that. Be informed, and you will make it through.