Breast cancer lump?

Question

What does a breast cancer lump feel and look like? Is it usually small (pea sized) or larger? Is it easily noticable or something you have to feel very hard in order to notice? Please help me...

also, do breast lumps hurt?

Answer 1

You should be able to find your answers here:
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2x.asp?sitearea=LRN&dt=5

Answer 2

Breast cancer lumps can be different sizes and feel different. Doctors are best at determining suspicious lumps from non-worrisome lumps because they do so many clinical breast exams!

However, if you have a lump that you can feel that is present in the same place for more than one menstrual cycle or if you are postmenopausal, you should get at least an ultrasound and maybe a mammogram as well.

If you do breast exams every month in the week after your period, you may be able to get to know what is normal for you and hence determine if something is abnormal.

Yearly mammograms for women over 40 are important, as well as family history. But most breast cancers are not hereditary, and any symptoms such as a breast lump should be checked out.

Most painful lumps are not cancerous. However, some are, particularly if they are in younger women. The pain may be different in a cancerous lump that hurts -- more like a shooting or a very directed pain rather than general achiness. But if you have a painful lump, do NOT let your doctor tell you just because it's painful it is not cancer. This is simply untrue (I know because I had painful lumps that turned out to be cancer). It's just less likely to be cancer.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Lump is just another English Word.

A Lump in your Cereal is Nothing to Worry.
A Lump in your Throat is some Worry that goes Away.
A Lump in the Breast is A Serious Worry.

Get Serious and Go to a Doctor.

If you want more info visit : http://www.medicinenet.com/mammogram/article.htm

Answer 5

Hi, don't worry. I had a pea sized or a little bit larger removed a year ago. I was freakin, my mom died from cancer, but mine was benign, a fibroadenoma. Common growths. Usually that's what it is. And mine didn't hurt at all until I found it and touched it all the time ,made it tender. Most likley it's nothing. Mine was clost to the surface, my friends was back by her ribs and huge, so there's no regular place they show up.

Answer 6

They can often be painful. They start small and grow bigger till you find them. So it depends on when you find them. My wife had breast cancer. She felt the lump herself, maybe pea size or a bit bigger, and it was painful to her. When she went to the doctor and had a biopsy, it was confirmed. But most painful lumps end up not being cancer.

Answer 7

Well, if you have felt something, or someone you know, has...please see a doctor. The lump can be as small as a pea and possibly difficult to locate. It might/might not hurt. But if there is a growth, please get a check up done asap.

Answer 8

Log in to google search engine and go for images. Type breast cancer and you will find plenty of images and how to do self check for best cancer. Why to take risk. fisrt time better go to a lady gynac who will check and also teach you how to do self examination. start drinking Noni herbal fruit juice as a preventive.

Cancer
By Dr.Rangadhar Satpathy
Cancer is a cellular malfunction.
Noni’s effect to cure cancer work in cellular level.
The sooner a cancer is detected, the greater the chance of remission.
Noni helps to fight the cancer in the following way
(A) By its anti carcinogenic agent

Noni juice contains 150 neutraceuticals. Among them six have been shown to fight cancer.

(1) Polysaccharides
Polysaccharides are found abundant in Noni. Polysaccharides block the adhesion of mutated cells to other cells, so stopping metastasis. Blocking the adhesion of mutated cells to new cell depends on the density of the polysaccharides sulphate groups, their mol.wt and their carbohydrate structure.
(2) Anthraquinones
•Damnacanthal, an anthraquinone inhibits the growth of malignant cells.
•Alizarin, another antraquinone block the blood circulation to the malignant tumors, hence prevents its growth.
•Anthraquinone reduces the cytochrome c (a hem protein whose main function is electron transport using the hem prosthetic group. It act as a cancer causing agent in the body) inside the body without causing the formation of any new free radicals. (Source – from the research study conducted by group of scientist in Japan 1990)
(3) Epigollocatechin gallate (EGCg)
•EGCg is a polyphenolic flavonoid antioxidant found in abundant in Noni.
•EGCg prevent the growth of malignant cells and so induce apoptosis.
•In cancer cell the enzyme NOX is active all time. In normal cell the NOX is only active during cell division in response to Growth hormone signal. The EGCg interferes the tumor associated activity of NOX. (Source – From the research study on Noni juice)
(3) Terpenes compound :
•It helps in preventing the proliferation of malignant cells and induces apoptosis.
•Limonene one terpens has been shown to prevent mammary, liver, lungs carcinoma and also may be effective in treating leukemia.
•Beta carotene, other terpenes helps to stimulate thymus gland to secrete more T- cells that destroys the carcinoma cells.
•Ursolic acid, one terpen compound has anti carcinogenic effect both externally and internally to prevent the growth of cancerous cell and inducing apoptosis. (Source- research conducted by the National Cancer Institute, Finland)
(4) Proxeronine
Dr.Heinicke’s theory suggests that xeronine (conversion from proxeronine by the enzyme proxeroninase) combines with various biochemical’s and building blocks i.e. hormones, proteins, enzymes, serotonins, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants in intracellular level. The Golgi apparatus and reticuloendothelium then assemble the necessary compounds into a specific ‘package’ – that ‘package’ is sent from healthy cells to deranged cells to help in regeneration or rebuild the damaged cells.

Sqamous cell carcinoma
Noni helps to prevents proliferation of cancer cell & Hence prevents cell mitosis
(B) Modulating the body Immune process.
Noni helps to modulate the production, activity and effectiveness of some immune system agent. That are –
• Nitric Oxide:
Nitric Oxide is produced by activated macrophages plays a role in the host protection against pathogen as well as malignant tumor. Noni increases the body’s biosynthesis of nitric oxide
• Interleukin:
Noni modulate the production, activity and effectiveness of interleukin-2 that enhances the production of B-cell antibodies and also the cytotoxicity character of Natural Killer (NK) cells.
• Interleukins:
Noni modulate the production & activity of interferon-y that helps in the activation of macrophages and the over all process of cell mediated immunity. (Source- Dr.Hirajumi report)
• Tumor necrosis factor (TNF):
Tumor necrosis factor from various macrophages destroys the malignant cells. Noni modulate the production, activity of TNF from the macrophages
• Lipopolysachrides (LPS):
The LPS in serum stimulate the body’s immune process to eliminate any pathogens. Noni help to modulate the production of LPS in serum thus increases the immune process of the body.
• Natural killer cells (NK cells):
Noni helps to modulate the production of NK cells that destroys the malignant cells.
Thus Noni juice is multifaceted in its approach to fight cancer.