Comments on: Breast Cancer- How can you tell what is a cancerous lump?

By: lo_mcg

lo_mcg — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:22:27 +0000

Breast cancer at your age is almost unheard of; and breast cancer is rarely hereditary – only 5 – 10% of cases are hereditary, and they are due to a rare inherited faulty gene.

In fact, hereditary cancer is rare – fewer than 10% of all cases – and cancer diagnosed after the age of 50 is even less likely to be hereditary. A sign that cancer MAY be hereditary is when several members of the same side of a family have had the SAME type of cancer, especially if some have developed it at a younger than usual age.

Several family members having had different types of cancer is not hereditary and doesn’t mean cancer ‘runs in the family’. It’s coincidence – one in two men and one in three women develop cancer over a lifetime of 80 years, so it’s a rare family that doesn’t have a smattering of people with cancer in its history.

Breast cancer is almost unknown in under 25s, fewer than 0.1% of those diagnosed are under 30 and only 5% are under 40. Most (80%) are over 50, and the average age at diagnosis is a little over 60.

When I was diagnosed with breast cancer I was allocated to the breast care nurse whose special interest was ‘breast cancer in younger women’; I was 50.

By: Golden Ivy

Golden Ivy — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:22:27 +0000

You need to see a doctor and go through testing in order to tell.

By: ilovegymnastics!

ilovegymnastics! — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:22:27 +0000

Bravo for being smart and checking yourself, If you find any lumps i would get them checked out just to be safe, i lost my great aunt to breast cancer its a horrible disease Im kinda paranoid about this kind of stuff too.

By: Denisedds

Denisedds — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:22:27 +0000

Breast cancer is rarely hereditary and self exams have very limited benefits in your 20s and are not recommended until your 30s. You can’t tell if a lump is cancerous and often doctors can’t either on physical exam alone. This is why mammograms are used as screening exams.

By: Ava

Ava — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:22:27 +0000

Breast tissue and fat are both lumpy tissue. If you feel something significant, it would feel something like a hard lump that stands out from the rest of the tissue. Most of the time, breast cancer develops after menopause. There’s probably nothing to worry about, but if you are worried, see your doctor. I’m sure they could give you very good advice about checking for lumps.

By: Sharon G

Sharon G — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:22:27 +0000

You cannot necessarily tell what a cancerous lump feels like.

The thing you can do is to do a lot of preventative stuff and empower yourself with knowledge.

Subscribe to Natural Health News and find out what Ranger Mike has to say about breast cancer and prevention. [Link below]

The most important thing is to stop living in fear….the emotion of fear has a way of creating negative energies and chemical in our bodies.

By: hotnsore27

hotnsore27 — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:22:27 +0000

Hey friend,

Do not worry about cancer. there is treatment possible in first stage. Please remember that the main cause of every desease is our negative thinking.

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By: Philippe

Philippe — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:22:27 +0000

IF you are really nervous you can check yourself a look for some of the more subtle signs and symptoms. I was browsing around the net and found an interactive symptoms checker. Very cool stuff… check it out:

http://www.healthcentral.com/symptom-checker/select.html?type=female