Jan 09
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Potential Signs of Breast Cancer
I decided that we should reiterate what some of the potential symptoms of breast cancer can be, since early detection and diagnosis usually leads to the best prognosis, availability of effective treatments, and time being on your side since the disease has not advanced so far that it has become untreatable. Women need to make sure they keep tabs on their breasts, know what they usually look like, touch them often so they can get used to what they feel like, and get used to examining them by themselves every week or so just to very quickly survey any changes in appearance, texture, feeling, etc.
So, here is a list of potential symptoms of breast cancer. It can mean nothing as well, since the breasts are prone to change in appearance and feeling and substance with the menstrual cycles, hormonal fluctations, and pregnancy. So, this is a list of things to look out for, not to get freaked out about and unnecessarily panic about since they are not always definite signs, but they are definitely something that you should book an appointment for if they don’t disappear fairly quickly, or look very alarming.
1.) A thickening or hardening of the breast tissue. This can easily be dismissed as a cyclical thing, and even I get these little fibrous things in my breasts around period time, but if they do not go away, or they just feel “different” to you, then make an appointment to put your mind at ease.
2.) Any discharge from the nipple, whether bloody or clear. This is not usually normal, and should be looked into quickly.
3.) Any short of orange peel, divoted appearance to the breas tissue, almost like cellulite. Any indentations in the breasts, especially the nipple area, should be looked into.
4.)Â Redness, pain or inflammation.
This is not by any means an exhaustive list of potentail signs of breast cancer, but it’s a good start and they are some of the most common ones found in women with varying stages of breast cancer. It pays to be knowledgeable about your body, and your knowledge about your own breasts just may save your life some day.
