The symptoms of Breast cancer
2006-11-01 00:28:16 · 13 answers · asked by sadie20 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
My mum has been diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year and had a mastectomy. I needed to know a lot of information in order to be able to help her. I found these websites very useful:
www.breastcancer.org
www.getbcfacts.com
These sites are very informative and they will give you the information you need.
Thank God, now days treatment of BC has advanced beyond imagination.
2006-11-01 01:17:28 · answer #1 · answered by gihan_rashad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You dont "know" you have breast cancer until a proper medical diagnosis is made; examine your breasts regularly, if a lump is found, it may, or more often, may not be cancer. A biopsy will need to be done to see if cancerous cells are present.
Sometimes breast cancer can occur without a lump being evident: that is why regular mamograms are important if you are an older female or breast cancer has occured in your family.
And guys, that applies to you too, as males can and do, get breast cancer!
2006-11-01 08:41:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have found a lump or in ANY WAY think you have breast cancer you must IMMEDIATELY ring your Dr and get an appointment. If they say they are busy and give you an appointment a long way off you MUST INSIST on seeing someone - explain what your concerns are. My Mum had breast cancer and her Dr didn't think it was anything too serious and didn't refer her to the hospital as a high priority case - she was lucky but was operated on a week after being seen at the hospital (she'd waited eight weeks from Dr to hospital, for which her Dr later apologised). Get help IMMEDIATELY PLEASE. Good luck.
2006-11-01 08:32:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stop, think and address your fears.
You need to get a mammagram after you are seen by your doctor, ob/gyn. They do an office check and then send you by referral to get a mammagram, and mine is yearly.
The results are given to the doctor's office, and they say either ok, or not ok, and can send you for another.
This year, they forced me to have a second mammagram after the first one because they needed more information. Now they have a site from my second mammagram that they will "watch", and it's called a baseline. If it was bad, they would order an MRI or more intensive tests.
Only your doctor can tell you what symtoms you may have, and they differ for each person.
Use your intuition which is working...and telling you that something is not right.....please get an exam, as it may save your life. Call your doc after you read this!
2006-11-01 09:47:16 · answer #4 · answered by May I help You? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope you don't but if you or anyone else you know ever do get diagnosed check this new procedure out. It's supposed to reduce the time radiation is given and be just as beneficial.
2006-11-01 09:16:34 · answer #5 · answered by JustNick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually a lump. If you have a lump make an appointment to see your doctor right away. Dont leave it and hope the lump will disappear on its own!
2006-11-01 16:49:11 · answer #6 · answered by huggz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only secure way is to visit a doctor.
2006-11-01 08:36:05 · answer #7 · answered by Alexandros 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get yourself checked over by a Doctor,Why ask a Q like that,when you know what you should do.ITS COMMON SENSE
2006-11-01 08:44:43 · answer #8 · answered by Andy P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you go to the doctor and get an exam
for sx. try webmd.com but don't be dumb see a doc
better to be wrong than not know for sure
2006-11-01 10:26:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check for lumps and marks that are new to you and then check with your doc asap they might be able to heal it before it gets worse.
2006-11-01 11:12:34 · answer #10 · answered by randy_mrrs 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋