Breast cancer is one of the most common cancer in the world, women must to pay atention to the first sign of breast cancer.
Screening program hellp women to get acces to a mammography in the early stages.
Symptoms of breast tumors vary from person to person. Some common, early warning signs of breast cancer include:
- Skin changes, such as swelling, redness, or other visible differences in one or both breasts
- An increase in size or change in shape of the breast(s)
- Changes in the appearance of one or both nipples
- Nipple discharge other than breast milk
- General pain in/on any part of the breast
- Lumps or nodes felt on or inside of the breast
Symptoms more specific to invasive breast cancer are:
- Irritated or itchy breasts
- Change in breast color
- Increase in breast size or shape (over a short period of time)
- Changes in touch (may feel hard, tender or warm)
- Peeling or flaking of the nipple skin
- A breast lump or thickening
- Redness or pitting of the breast skin (like the skin of an orange)
Symptoms of invasive breast cancer
Breast cancer that’s spread from where it began into the tissues around it is called invasive or infiltrating. You may notice:
- A lump in your breast or armpit. You might not be able to move it separately from your skin or move it at all.
- One breast that looks different from the other
- A rash or skin that’s thick, red, or dimpled like an orange
- Skin sores
- Swelling in your breast
- Small, hard lymph nodes that may be stuck together or stuck to your skin
- Pain in one spot
Symptoms of metastatic breast cancer
Without treatment, breast cancer can spread to other parts of your body, including other organs. This is called metastatic, advanced, or secondary breast cancer. Depending on where it is, you may have:
- Bone pain
- Headache
- Changes in brain function
- Trouble breathing
- Belly swelling
- Yellow skin or eyes (jaundice)
- Double vision
- Nausea
- Loss of appetite and weight loss
- Muscle weakness
Symptoms of triple-negative breast cancer
Breast cancer is called triple-negative if it doesn’t have receptors for the hormones estrogen and progesterone and doesn’t make a lot of a protein called HER2. This kind tends to grow and spread faster than other types, and doctors treat it differently.
Triple-negative tumors make up 10% to 15% of breast cancers. They cause the same symptoms as other common types. Get an overview on triple-negative breast cancer symptoms and treatment.
Symptoms of male breast cancer
About 1% of breast cancers happen in men. Because it’s so rare, you may not pay attention to the symptoms until the cancer has grown. Watch for:
- A lump or thick spot in your breast or armpit
- Changes in the skin of your breast or nipple, such as redness, puckering, scales, or discharge
Learn more about breast cancer in men.
Symptoms of Paget’s disease of the breast
This type often happens along with ductal carcinoma. It affects the skin of your nipple and areola. Symptoms may look like eczema and include:
- Nipple skin that’s crusted, scaly, and red
- Bloody or yellow discharge from the nipple
- A flat or inverted nipple
- Burning or itching
