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Breast Cancer
Alternate Names : Cancer - Breast
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Breast Cancer Symptoms & Signs
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Breast lump or breast mass noted upon breast exam -- usually painless, firm to hard and usually with irregular borders
- Lump or mass in the armpit
- A change in the size or shape of the breast
- Abnormal nipple discharge
- Usually bloody or clear-to-yellow or green fluid
- May look like pus (purulent)
- Change in the color or feel of the skin of the breast, nipple, or areola
- Dimpled, puckered, or scaly
- Retraction, "orange peel" appearance
- Redness
- Accentuated veins on breast surface
- Change in appearance or sensation of the nipple
- Pulled in (retraction), enlargement, or itching
- Breast pain, enlargement, or discomfort on one side only
- Any breast lump, pain, tenderness, or other change in a man
- Symptoms of advanced disease are bone pain, weight loss, swelling of one arm, and skin ulceration
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• Definition
• Breast Cancer Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Breast Cancer Symptoms & Signs
• Breast Cancer Prevention
• Breast Cancer Diagnosis & Tests
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• Breast Cancer Prognosis
• Breast Cancer Complications
• Breast Cancer Support Groups
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Review Date : 5/6/2002
Reviewed By : William Matsui, M.D., Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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