what are the symptoms for breast cancer?
Sunday, June 12th, 2011 at
11:09 pm
A question asked by chadj10: what are the symptoms for breast cancer?
how can u get it?….. what happens when u have it? …. can u see it? does anything happen physically or is it invisible?
Most comprehensive answer:
Answer by Anca B
it’s such a big subject … you can google it or talk to your doctor.
but what is very important for all the women to be aware it’s that IT can affect evrybody at almost every age and the autoexamination can be life saveing.
Whether you agree or disagree, why not leave your own thoughts below.
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I don’t know why you’re asking, but I see from your Q&A that you’re 14 and the first thing you need to know is that at 14 your chances of having breast cancer are as close to zero as they can get.
It’s mainly a disease of ageing; 80% of those diagnosed are over 50 and it is almost unheard of in under 20s.
If you’re asking because you have found a breast lump – most breast lumps, even in women over 50, are not cancerous, and at your age a lump would almost certainly be hormonal.
You may, of course, be asking for someone else. Early breast cancer may have no symptoms at all, it usually doesn’t. Signs and symptoms of POSSIBLE breast cancer – in ADULTS – are:
change in size – one breast may have become noticeably larger or lower
nipple change – if it becomes inverted (pulled in) or changes its position or shape
rash – on or around the nipple
discharge – from one or both nipples
puckering or dimpling – around nipple
swelling – in your armpit or around your collarbone (from lymph nodes)
lump or thickening – that feels different from the rest of the breast tissue – but remember that most breast lumps are not cancerous
How do you get it? Nobody knows what causes breast cancer. 5 – 10% of cases are hereditary. There are risk factors but they are irrelevant to you at your age.