Knowing the signs and symptoms of breast cancer can save your life! If you discover an abnormality like those listed below, contact your healthcare provider right away.
- A change in how your breast or nipple looks or feels. Tenderness, a lump, swelling, or a change in skin texture can be a sign that something is wrong.
- Discharge from the nipple. Clear or bloody discharge or milky discharge in women who are not breast-feeding is a reason to seek help.
Although these signs and symptom are often not due to breast cancer, it is important to meet with your healthcare provider so that the problem can be diagnosed and treated right away.