What is the first red flag breast cancer?

Warm, red, irritated and/or itchy breasts: These conditions are among the most common early warning signs of inflammatory breast cancer. Nipple discharge: With the exception of breast milk, which may leak from breasts during or after pregnancy, any nipple discharge should be checked by a doctor.

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What is the initial red flag of breast cancer?

New lump in the breast or underarm (armpit). Thickening or swelling of part of the breast. Irritation or dimpling of breast skin. Redness or flaky skin in the nipple area or the breast.

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Does Stage 1 breast cancer have symptoms?

Breast cancer symptoms at stage 1 may include: Nipple discharge. Dimpling of the skin. Swelling or redness of the breast.

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What is most commonly the first symptom of breast cancer most people notice?

The most common symptom of breast cancer is a new lump or mass (although most breast lumps are not cancer).

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What are some early signs of breast cancer that can sometimes go unnoticed?

Here are some of the most surprising breast cancer signs and symptoms in women, so you know what to look out for besides lumps.
  • You notice dimply, scaly, patchy, or inflamed skin. ...
  • Your nipples have changed. ...
  • Or, your nipples are leaking. ...
  • You've got painful swelling.

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7 warning signs and symptoms of BREAST CANCER... Doctor O'Donovan explains

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Can you have Stage 1 breast cancer with no symptoms?

Breast cancer is sometimes found after symptoms appear, but many women with breast cancer have no symptoms. This is why regular breast cancer screening is so important.

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Can you have stage 2 breast cancer with no symptoms?

Patients with stage 2 breast cancer may not experience any symptoms, and the cancer may be discovered during a routine mammogram. Possible breast cancer symptoms in stage 2 include: A lump in the breast or armpit. Nipple discharge.

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What are the 5 warning signs of breast cancer?

Breast Cancer Types and Symptoms
  • A lump in your breast or armpit. ...
  • 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.

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How long can you have breast cancer without knowing?

All cancers begin as asymptomatic, and all tumors start so small they are undetectable. You can have breast cancer without knowing it for several years, depending on how quickly it starts, grows, and spreads.

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Do you need chemo for Stage 1 breast cancer?

Chemotherapy is not usually offered for stage 1 breast tumours. It may be offered after surgery (called adjuvant therapy) for these tumours if there is a high risk that the cancer will come back (recur). Find out more about the risk of breast cancer recurrence and adjuvant therapy.

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Do you feel unwell with breast cancer?

Some general symptoms that breast cancer may have spread include: Feeling constantly tired. Constant nausea (feeling sick) Unexplained weight loss and loss of appetite.

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What is the life expectancy of Stage 1 breast cancer?

Overall survival rates

This would mean 90% of women diagnosed with stage I breast cancer survive at least 5 years beyond diagnosis. (Most of these women would live much longer than 5 years past their diagnoses.) Overall survival rates vary by breast cancer stage.

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What is the two week rule for breast cancer?

The symptomatic breast 2ww standard should ensure that all patients (men and women) with breast symptoms (where cancer is not suspected) are seen by a specialist within 2 weeks of a referral being received from their GP or other relevant health professional.

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What is suspicious breast cancer?

A breast lump that's painless, hard, unusual in shape and different from the breast tissue around it might be breast cancer. The skin covering the lump may thicken, change color or look red. It also may look flaky, dimpled or pitted like the skin of an orange. Your breast size and shape may change.

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How quickly does breast cancer spread?

Studies show that even though breast cancer happens more often now than it did in the past, it doesn't grow any faster than it did decades ago. On average, breast cancers double in size every 180 days, or about every 6 months.

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What are 3 early signs of breast cancer?

Breast cancer symptoms you shouldn't ignore
  • A lump in the breast or armpit is the most common symptom of breast cancer. ...
  • Skin redness.
  • Dimpling or puckering on the breast.
  • Scaliness on nipple (sometimes extending to the areola)
  • Discharge from the nipple.

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What are Stage 3 symptoms of breast cancer?

Symptoms of Stage 3 breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, armpit or base of the neck, thickened, dimpled or ulcerated skin on the breast or a large red, swollen breast (this is called inflammatory breast cancer.

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What does breast cancer start with?

Breast cancer most often begins with cells in the milk-producing ducts (invasive ductal carcinoma). Breast cancer may also begin in the glandular tissue called lobules (invasive lobular carcinoma) or in other cells or tissue within the breast.

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Can I have breast cancer and feel fine?

With cancer, oftentimes no symptoms are the rule. What do you feel like when you have breast cancer? Most often, it doesn't feel like anything at all. You feel perfectly healthy and normal.

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Why is left breast cancer more common?

Experts are still not sure why left-sided breast cancer appears to be more common. Over the years, researchers have made various hypotheses to try to explain it, such as: the larger size of the left breast. early detection of tumors in those who are righthanded.

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Where do you feel pain when you have breast cancer?

Breast or nipple pain

Breast cancer can cause changes in skin cells that lead to feelings of pain, tenderness, and discomfort in the breast. If a lump is present, it is not painful. Although breast cancer is often painless, it is important not to ignore any signs or symptoms that could be due to breast cancer.

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What are the silent symptoms of breast cancer?

Redness, rash or blotchiness of the breast. Some women report that it looks like a bug bite. Pain and/or soreness of the breast. Lump, thickening or dimpling of the skin of the breast.

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What stage is most breast cancer usually diagnosed?

At the time of diagnosis, approximately 64% of breast cancer patients have local-stage breast cancer, 27% have regional stage, and 6% have distant (metastatic) disease.

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