What are the starting symptoms of breast cancer?

Early warning signs of invasive breast cancer

Irritated or itchy breasts.
Change in breast color.
Increase in breast size or shape (over a short period of time)
Changes in touch (may feel hard, tender or warm)
Peeling or flaking of the nipple skin.
A breast lump or thickening.

How do you test for breast cancer at home?

Breast self-exam

Use the pads of your fingers. Use the pads, not the very tips, of your three middle fingers for the exam.
Use different pressure levels. Your goal is to feel different depths of the breast by using different levels of pressure to feel all the breast tissue.
Take your time. Don’t rush.
Follow a pattern.

What is the most common age to develop breast cancer?

As people age, abnormal changes in their cells are more likely to occur. Breast cancer is most common in females over the age of 50 years . According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) , doctors most often diagnose breast cancer in females aged 55–64 years.

What are the symptoms of untreated cancer?

headaches

feeling or being sick

weakness of a part of the body

fits (seizures)

personality changes or mood changes

eyesight changes

confusion

difficulty speaking

What are the symptoms of aggressive breast cancer?

Breast cancer that’s metastasized has spread to the bones,brain,lungs,or other parts of the body.

Symptoms can depend on where the cancer is in your body,but pain,weakness,and fatigue are common.

Treatments include hormone and radiation therapy,chemotherapy,and palliative,or supportive,care.

What are the symptoms of a benign breast tumor?

A breast lump that feels firm (lumps that feel squishy,like a soft rubber ball,are more likely to be benign)

A breast mass that is fixed and can’t be moved around under the skin

Redness and swelling (symptoms of inflammatory breast cancer)

Are You having breast cancer pain?

The tumor in the breast: Pain is not a common symptom of early breast cancer, but a tumor can cause pain as it pushes into nearby healthy tissue. For women with inflammatory breast cancer, pain or tenderness often is one of the first symptoms.