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submitted: Jul 31st 2008 | by: RoselynCapen | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 493 | |

Discovering a lump in your breasts is one of the first symptoms of breast cancer. In most cases, such lumps are just benign, meaning, they're not going to develop into malignant cancerous tumors. The first symptom can even be a change in the shape or size of the breast or the nipple, or an oozing blood stained discharge from a nipple, or a rash, or even something as seemingly trivial as an armpit welling. The occurance of any of these symptoms does not necessarily mean you have developed a breast cancer, but taking risks in such matters is not advisable; get an examination done as soon as possible.

Sometimes it doesn't even have to be lump, it can be a change in the nipple, the shape of the breast or nipple, getting some sort of oozing out of the nipple that is blood stained a rash that doesn't go away or even a swelling in your armpit. Getting any of this doesn't mean you have breast cancer but it is definitely something you should not wait to get checked out by your doctor as soon as possible.

Early detection is the key to quicker treatment that will allow better results. It is good to know that having a pain in that area does not mean that you have breast cancer. Sometimes you can get pains in your breast or chest area due to certain things you may be going through, such as going through your menstrual cycle, or from lifting something heavy. Some women even have lumps in their breast, and have had those most of their lives. This also doesn't mean you automatically have cancer, but are usually benign.

A cyst is just a sac filled with harmless fluids. Sometimes, cysts are all there is to the lumps. These cysts can be easily and very quickly removing by inserting a needle into them and taking out all the fluid accumulated inside the cyst. If, in such a case, no fluid comes out, the needle can still be used to extract a small tissue sample from the breast, to be tested for cancer. This procedure is called a biopsy.

Women often feel more comfortable and normal with the lumps removed, whether they are malignant or benign. This is not required for every removal, but the decision is to be made by you, for once. Do not ever hesitate in getting second opinions if you are being coerced into getting the benign lumps removed. If you decide against getting them removed, leave them be, they will never turn harmful or dangerous, and will go unnoticed.

All in all, cancer is not a laughing matter. Make sure you know about the causes and symptoms for breast cancer. If you start showing symptoms yourself, please do not delay contacting your doctor. Breast cancer for you implies your daughter's risk of developing it goes up. Brushing that off with a shrug is not an option. Your doctor will tend to the rest.

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