Signs and symptoms of bre.ast cancer include:
A lump in the bre.ast – the most common first sign
- The woman usually finds the lump.
- Sometimes the lump is seen on a screening mammogram before it can be felt.
- The lump is present all the time and does not get smaller or go away with the menstrual cycle.
- The lump may feel like it is attached to the skin or chest wall and cannot be moved.
- The lump may feel hard, irregular in shape and very different from the rest of the bre.ast tissue.
- The lump may be tender, but it is usually not painful.
- Pain is more often a symptom of a non-cancerous (benign) condition, but should be checked by a doctor.
A lump in the armpit (axilla)
- Sometimes small, hard lumps in the armpit may…be a sign that bre.ast cancer has spread to the lymph nodes. Although these lumps are often painless, they may be tender.
- changes in bre.ast shape or size
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Skin Changes- The skin of the bre.ast may become dimpled or puckered. A thickening and dimpling of the skin is sometimes called orange peel skin, or peau d’orange.
- Redness, swelling and increased warmth (signs that look like an infection) may be a sign of inflammatory bre.ast cancer.
- Itching of the bre.ast or ni.pple may be a sign of inflammatory bre.ast cancer.
- Itchiness is often not relieved by ointments, creams or other medications
Ni.pple Changes- Some people’s ni.pples are always pointed inward (inverted). Normal nipples that suddenly become inverted should be checked by a doctor.
- Discharge from the ni.pples can be caused by many conditions, most of which are non-cancerous (benign).
- Discharge from one ni.pple may be a sign of bre.ast cancer, especially if it appears without squeezing the ni.pple (is spontaneous) and is blood-stained.
- Crusting, ulcers or scaling on the ni.pple may be a sign of some rare types of bre.ast cancer, such as Paget disease of the ni.pple
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