5 Ways To Know If You Have Breast Cancer?

Early breast cancer usually does not give any symptoms. This is why regular breast examinations are very very important.
Breast cancer is subtle, somehow silent and could be very deadly. The chances of survival small with increase in the stage of the cancer.
Therefore, it is very important you know these symptoms so you can catch it at the initial stage when survival rate is high.
Most people think that the presence of lumps at the early stage is all needed to establish that there is breast cancer. However, in some cases lumps might not be present; but there would be other indicators that might trigger the presence
of breast cancer.
These alarming signs are well represented in the picture above. It should be noted that advanced
breast cancer presents various symptoms, but are
discussed in another section of this website under
“breast cancer symptoms”.
These are five early signs that may be indicators
of breast cancer.
1. Presence of a lump that feels different from the
rest of the breast tissue, and usually does not
hurt. More than 80% of breast cancer cases are
discovered when the woman feels a lump. Lumps
found in lymph nodes located in the armpits can
also indicate breast cancer.
2. Change in the size, shape, or feel of the breast
or nipple.
3. Change in the appearance of the breast. This
may include redness, dimpling, or puckering that
looks like the skin of an orange
4. Change in how the nipple looks, for example
pulling in the nipple.
5. Fluid coming from the nipple, may be bloody,
clear to yellow, green, and look like pus.
Please know that some of these symptoms are
not just specific to breast cancer. Therefore it is
important that whenever you notice any of these
symptoms, you contact your doctor immediately
in order for proper diagnosis to be done.
Men can get breast cancer, too. Symptoms
include breast lump and breast pain and
tenderness.