Breast cancer??

548>what are the signs of having breast cancer?


are there any physical changes and emotional changes??


how long will someone live with undiagnosed breast cancer??
Reply:Familiarize yourself with what is normal for your breasts, making it easier to realize any changes that may be occurring.


1. A change in your breast, when you do a monthly breast exam


A clinical breast examination is very much like your monthly self-exam, except it is performed by a doctor or nurse. It is suggested that women under 40 have this done every two years, and women over 40, every year.


2. Doctor or nurse detect some different.


3. Unusual Mammogram or lump


4. If you have ever taken the drug DES (dielhylstilbestrol) with a pregency make sure you follow up for this could put you and your child at higher risk for breast cancer,and other types of cancer.





Physical changes a lump, and tumor could come to the surface and become an open wound on the breast


Yes, Emotional changes are a big factor in going for help, and treatment.





This is hard to tell...But untreated will cause death.





Breast cancer has stages...


and can be treated succesfully if not in stage 4.





A test called a Pet scan can tell if the cancer has spread to any other part of the body.





Stage 1, the tumor is less than 2 cm in diameter and does not appear to have spread beyond the breast.





Stage 2, the tumor is larger than 2 cm in diameter and may or may not have spread to the lymph nodes under the arm.





Stage 3, (also called locally advanced cancer) the tumor is larger than 5 cm in diameter or has spread to the underarm lymph nodes, or has spread to other tissue near the breast.





Stage 4, the cancer has spread to other organs of the body, such as bones, lungs, or to lymph nodes not near the breast.
Reply:Besides feeling the lump, or in my case it coming to the surface, feeling tired, and sleeping more.


were the only things I noticed.


some websites you may want to check into;


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D...


http://www.petscaninfo.com/zpo... Report It

Reply:- you'll have a noticeable lump that you can feel around your breast area


- physical: the lump, emotional: none


- depends.





ANSWER: go see your doctor, get frequent breast examinations.
Reply:Don't wait for signs, I didn't have any signs and just by luck with a mammogram they found it.





The first sign of breast cancer is often a painless lump. However, early breast cancer is often found on a mammogram before a lump can be felt.





Other symptoms of breast cancer may not appear until the cancer is more advanced. These include:





A thickening in the breast or armpit.


A change in the size or shape of the breast.


Changes in the skin of the breast, such as a dimple or skin that looks like orange peel.


A change in the nipple, such as scaling of the skin, a nipple that turns in, or discharge or bleeding.


A change in the color or feel of the skin around the nipple (areola).





Inflammatory breast cancer is a specific type of breast cancer that involves the skin of the breast. It occurs when breast cancer cells form "nests" and block the lymphatic drainage from the skin of the breast. Symptoms include redness, tenderness, and warmth. Thickening of the skin of the breast (an orange-peel appearance), rapid breast enlargement, and ridging of the skin of the breast may also be present. Some women may also develop a lump in the breast

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