Sign of Breast Cancer?

Question

When people say a sign of breast cancer is a lump what do they mean?? Because my sister has a sharp bump and I dont know what it is?? Help!!

its right under her nipple and it feels very sharp like a pen point.

Answer 1

A lump sharp like a pen point more than likely doesn't point to cancer. Cancerous tumors are generally kind of pea feeling. However, that doesn't necessarily rule out cancer. Your sister should get to a doctor who can order a mammogram and/or a breast ultrasound.

Answer 2

Your description is not very clear. I feel you should go and consult a doctor preferably and oncologist to evaluate the position. He will if needed have mammogram and other tests done to get confirmed.

Without any delay please do this as the earlier the disease is detected it will be easier to treat and also cure. In the meantime, please note the following symptoms of breast cancer. I am giving this just for your information-

Knowing the signs and symptoms of breast cancer may help save your life. When the disease is discovered early, you have more treatment options and a better chance for a cure.

Most breast lumps aren't cancerous. Yet the most common sign of breast cancer for both men and women is a lump or thickening in the breast. Often, the lump is painless. Other potential signs of breast cancer include:

* A spontaneous clear or bloody discharge from your nipple, often associated with a breast lump
* Retraction or indentation of your nipple
* A change in the size or contours of your breast
* Any flattening or indentation of the skin over your breast
* Redness or pitting of the skin over your breast, like the skin of an orange

A number of conditions other than breast cancer can cause your breasts to change in size or feel. Breast tissue changes naturally during pregnancy and your menstrual cycle. Other possible causes of noncancerous (benign) breast changes include fibrocystic changes, cysts, fibroadenomas, infection or injury.

If you find a lump or other change in your breast — even if a recent mammogram was normal — see your doctor for evaluation. If you haven't yet gone through menopause, you may want to wait through one menstrual cycle before seeing your doctor. If the change hasn't gone away after a month, have it evaluated promptly.-

Answer 3

Early breast cancer can in some cases present as breast pain (mastodynia) or a painful lump. Since the advent of breast mammography, breast cancer is most frequently discovered as an asymptomatic nodule on a mammogram, before any symptoms are present. A lump under the arm or above the collarbone that does not go away may be present. When breast cancer associates with skin inflammation, this is known as inflammatory breast cancer. In inflammatory breast cancer, the breast tumor itself is causing an inflammatory reaction of the skin, and this can cause pain, swelling, warmth, and redness throughout the breast.

Changes in the appearance or shape of the breast can raise suspicions of breast cancer.

Answer 4

I don't know what you mean by a sharp bump, but I was used to how my breast felt and one day when I was showering I felt this fairly large lump under the skin. I had a mammogram and ultrasound and it turned out to be cancer. The belief was that it probably wasn't cancer because most lumps are not cancer. However, you never know, so it is worth getting it checked out. A doctor would order a mammogram.

Answer 5

If the lump that is found is a solid mass and not easily moveable between your fingers it can mean a possibility of cancer.

I would recommend that your sister see her gynecologist or primary care physician for further evaluation of the lump to see what they think is going on.