Early Symptoms Of Breast Cancer

by Roselyn Capen

The first symptom that you may have breast cancer is finding a lump in one of your breasts. Usually the lump will end up being benign which is a huge relief for that means that it is not breast cancer.

For treatments to be very effective and results very pronounced, early diagnosis is the key. If you have pains in or around the breast, you probably do not have breast cancer. The pains in the breasts of chests are mostly due to changes or traumas you’re going through, like your nearing your menstrual cycle or menstruating, or the delayed effect of lifting a heavy object. Women, sometimes, have lumps in their breasts which have been there for a lifetime. They’re usually harmless fibroids, and never conclusively mean you’ve developed 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.

About the Author:

What are the signs and symptoms of breast cancer? Go here for all details about breast cancer chemotherapy treatment and alternative options.