Breast Cancer health alert: The six signs of breast cancer include a lump, nipple discharge, a dimple or indentation, a rash, skin puckering, and sudden breast shrinkage or growth. If you see any of those six signs, visit a doctor right away. Early detection is the key.
Sign 1: Breast lump, mass, or tumor
Most people are aware that they should watch for a lump in or on their breast. Two other names for this lump are a mass or a tumor (whether its benign or malignant).
Only two out of every ten lumps ends up being malignant; however, dont gamble on the fact that you are immune. Also, dont gamble on the fact that just because you had a lump once and it was benign that this will always be the case. Get every single lump checked out on the off chance that it could be malignant. The earlier you do this, the better chance you have to save your breast and maybe even your life.
Do not bank on the fact that breast cancer does not run in your family. The generations have to start somewhere. Regardless of family history, one in eight women and one in 1000 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
Additionally, breast cancer is no respecter of age, race, or gender. No matter your race, gender, or age: Babies, children, teens, and people in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, etc. can get breast cancer.
If your doctor tries to minimize the situation and say that it is unlikely it is cancer due to the fact that you are under the age of 40 or 50, insist that the lump gets checked anyway. I know of too many people who let their doctor talk them out of getting a mammogram or ultrasound. A year later, it was too late. Those same people often ended up losing one or both breasts. Some of them even lost their lives. The moral is: Get every single lump checked by a knowledgeable doctor as soon as possible.
The earlier you get it diagnosed, the less chance you have to need a mastectomy. Instead, a lumpectomy would suffice. Additionally, you dont risk giving the cancer time to spread to your lymph nodes or other parts of your body.
If you turn out to be one of the lucky ones who has a benign lump, give thanks. Nevertheless, keep a close watch just in case the next one is the one that contains cancer.
Sign 2: Nipple discharge
If you have a bloody nipple discharge, go see a doctor immediately. Dont dismiss it because you recently finished breast-feeding or due to other factors. Both women that I met who experienced this ended up having a severe case of breast cancer. They both had to go through chemo, and they both lost a breast.
Sign 3: A dimple or indentation
Another sign of severe breast cancer is discovering you have a dimple or small indentation on your breast. Dont assume it is gravity kicking in due to your advancing age. Dont dismiss it. Within six months, that tiny dimple could transform into a 3x5-inch tumor.
I know of at least two women whose breast cancer began in that way. Both ended up losing at least one breast. By the way, I am one of those two women. Due to having two kinds of cancer in the 3x5-inch tumor that subsequently grew, I ended up losing both breasts. If I had gone to a doctor right away, I probably would have only needed a small lumpectomy and a few rounds of chemo and radiation. Instead, I had to have a double mastectomy and ten lymph nodes removed. Thankfully, I have been cancer-free since August of 2010.
Sign 4: A rash
If you discover a rash on your breast, dont assume it is a bug bite or something similar. Get to a doctor right away on the off chance that this too is breast cancer. A rash on the breast is another one of the severe signs of breast cancer.
Sign 5: Skin puckering
If the skin on your breast puckers or draws up in any manner, get to a doctor right away. This is another sign of severe breast cancer.
Sign 6: Sudden breast shrinkage or growth
The final sign of severe breast cancer is if your breast suddenly shrinks or grows. Once again, visit a doctor right away.
The best thing to do
The best thing to do is to be so familiar with how your breast normally looks and feels that you immediately notice when something different happens.
You cant rely on that alone as sometimes the tumor can be buried deep within your breast underneath the nipple. So it is also vital to get your annual mammograms.
Another important fact
Someone can have malignant cancer with a tumor that is very tiny or extremely large or anywhere in between. Some malignant tumors are so small that only a digital mammogram or ultrasound can reveal it. That is part of why annual mammograms are vital.
Be of service to others
Please tell at least ten friends about the six signs of severe breast cancer. Get those ten friends to each agree to tell ten other friends. You might even want to put this important breast cancer health alert out on Twitter, Facebook, and your Blog by including a link to this article.
By doing so, you might just end up saving not only a breast but a life.
About health insurance
Dont let the lack of having health insurance be your excuse for ignoring one of those six signs, should they appear. Many states subsidize your healthcare if you have either breast cancer or cervical cancer. That is definitely the case in the state of Tennessee.
Should you not have health insurance, go visit your local health department. Depending on your combined family salary and your age, the amount you pay could be put on a sliding scale. In some cases, it could be totally or nearly free.
Source for this info
I learned about all these facts from my oncology doctor, my chemo nurses, my own personal experience, and from other cancer patients.
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