Do you faint from having breast cancer? are there any behavior changes? if not, what are the symtoms?

Question

breast cancer research help?

Answer 1

1). Fainting...syncope. Not usually. The mechanism for syncope is a sudden drop or just a low blood pressure. That could be for several reasons, but all would involve Blood Pressure/Blood volume/cardiac output.
2). Behavior changes. Certainly possible, with reasons ranging from emotional to physiological in nature.
3). Symptoms range from "none" to "something obviously wrong", If you have a ?, you need to see an MD for a proper eval. Nobody on Y!A can "tell" you the symptoms AND diagnose you. Good luck.

Answer 2

You do not faint from breast cancer, unless you are so anemic from the chemo that your blood count goes ' down the toilet'. You do not have significant behavior changes unless it is a side effect of the chemo or it has metastisized to the brain.
Usually the only sign of breast cancer is a lump [ or a change in the skin or a change in the nipple or discharge from the nipple, or rarely, an indentation/dent ].
Many people don't even have that, and find their cancer at mammogram.

Answer 3

I don't think that fainting would be the prominent sign of breast cancer. A lump in your breast would be a good place to start. A lot of times there are not lots of symptoms.

Answer 4

I had stage 1 breast cancer ten years ago. I had no symptoms and found a very hard ,(like a rock), lump in my breast.
I had a partial mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation.
Chemotherapy can make you nauseous or lose your hair. It can also make your blood counts go down causing anemia.

I had no side effects from radiation at all.

The effects of my treatment lasted about a year with mild symptoms of nausea and irregular menses.

Answer 5

there aren't necessarily any symptoms..there may be a lump felt or it may only be found with a mammogram...here are some links...

Breast Cancer Link list

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/lrn/lrn_0.asp

Breast Cancer.net News
http://www.breastcancer.net/1.php

Breast Cancer in Men
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_is_male_breast_cancer_28.asp?sitearea=CRI

CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/

Clinical Trials
http://www.multiplemyeloma.org/clinical_trials/4.02.html (clinical trials frequently asked questions)
http://www.multiplemyeloma.org/clinical_trials/Clin_Trials_The_Basics.ppt (basics of cancer clinical trials (need powerpoint)
http://www.multiplemyeloma.org/clinical_trials/Clin_Trials_In-Depth.ppt (cancer clinical trials in depth (need powerpoint)
http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/breast (results of breast cancer clinical trials)
http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/search (find a clinical trial)
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/search?term=breast+cancer&submit=Search (clinical trials for female breast cancer)
http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/doc.aspx?viewid=7C5CCBC9-ADAD-4683-8448-E705FB912971&ReqUrl=%2Fclinicaltrials%2Fsearch (find a clinical trial for male breast cancer)

Genetics and breast cancer
http://www.genome.gov/10000507 (genome.gov)

Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation
http://cms.komen.org/komen/index.htm

Low Cost or Free Mammograms or pap tests in your area
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/cancercontacts/nbccedp/contacts.asp

Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastcancer.html

National Breast Cancer Foundation
http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/

National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/

Nutrition and Support for cancer patients
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MBC/MBC_6.asp? (nutrition for cancer patients)
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MIT/mit_0.asp (supporting cancer patients)

Staging and prognosis of Breast Cancer
http://www.cancermonthly.com/cancer_basics/breast.asp

Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Procedure
http://www.breastbiopsy.com/mammotome_theprocedure.jsp

Y-Me national Breast Cancer Organization
http://www.y-me.org/

3 books on disease symptoms and treatments

you could also get these books on ebay or amazon or a half price book store. (last two are very similar)..
1.Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine
2.Handbook of Diseases (Lippencott)
3.Professional Guide to Diseases (Springhouse)