May
what is it and is there any way to prevent breast cancer..??
please make it simple…thanx…
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First, I see from your Q&A that you're 17; if it's yourself you're concerned about, your chances of having breast cancer are very, very low indeed - close to zero. 80% of those diagnosed with it are over 50, and women in their 20s and 30s are considered young to have breast cancer - they make up only 5% of those diagnosed. It is EXTREMELY rare in a teenager.
You may, of course, be asking for someone older. Early breast cancer usually has no symptoms at all. The most common symptom of possible breast cancer is a lump or thickening in the breast - but remember that most breast lumps, even in adult women (incuding the over 50s) are not cancerous. And many women have naturally lumpy breasts.
Other signs of possible breast cancer are:
change in size - one breast might have become noticeably bigger or lower
nipple change - if it becomes inverted (pulled in) or changes its position or shape
rash - on or around the nipple
discharge - from one or both nipples
puckering or dimpling - around nipple
swelling – in your armpit or around your collarbone (from lymph nodes)
constant pain - in one part of your breast or in your armpit.
Nobody knows what causes breast cancer; 5 - 10% of cases are hereditary, the rest are random. So, no - nobody can tell you how to prevent breast cancer. The best thing you can do is , as you get older, get to know how your breasts normally are by regular self-examination, and see your physician about any unexplained changes
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What does scare me is when people say you’re too young. I’ve heard that so many times when I was younger and it nearly cost me my life. From experience the signs were no major signs. I had a lump that was small and oval type shape that didn't have any pain associated with it and it didn't move. Over the 3 years of course it did get more massive but still didn't have any pain. The ideal thing to do is tell your doctor your concerns if the problem doesn't go away then go back and insist in a mammogram. I was 26 years old when I found out the first time I had it but it took 3 years for some one to listen.. There was a lady who was younger then myself and she was 21. I’m not saying this to scare you but some people have to realize there’s an increase of younger ladies getting breast cancer. Especially now they are getting younger and younger. I’m not saying this to scare you just wanted to add some thing so you know and maybe this isn't something you should be quiet about and forget about. I figure it is better to be wrong then right when it comes to cancer.
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Usually the first sign is when a women feels a lump in her breast. There aren't really any other signs that scream out that you’ve breast cancer. As for a way to prevent it, NO. Unfortunately, the only thing you can do is go for an annual mammogram or MRI or the breasts and learn how to do self-exams on yourself and perform them daily, especially if you’ve a history of breast cancer in your family.
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There are a few different ways really. Most doctors would state a lump but they’re not specific. If you feel what seems like Hard BB's that move around you should have them checked. There are normal lumps and bumps in the breast and you should not be alarmed to feel those. The kind i mean feel like a strange mass/lump not part of your body.
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a hard lump that is not painfull that does not move, painfull nipples sometimes which isn’t part of your period, swelling in the breasts, different shape and nipple discharge.
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Usually the early symptoms are lumps in your breasts it's the main reason why they instruct self-examinations.
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Ultra sound, mamagrams?
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I found a lump in my breast.
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a lump