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Symptoms
Common symptoms of breast cancer include:
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A change in how the breast or nipple feels
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A lump or thickening in or near the breast or in the underarm area
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Nipple tenderness
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A change in how the breast or nipple looks
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A change in the size or shape of the breast
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A nipple turned inward into the breast
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The skin of the breast, areola, or nipple may be scaly, red, or swollen. It may
have ridges or pitting so that it looks like the skin of an orange.
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Nipple discharge (fluid)
Early breast cancer usually does not cause pain. Still, a woman should see her
health care provider about breast pain or any other symptom that does not go
away. Most often, these symptoms are not due to cancer. Other health problems
may also cause them. Any woman with these symptoms should tell her doctor so
that problems can be diagnosed and treated as early as possible.
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