It's probably just me being stupid, but I have a lump under the skin on my armpit and I'm worried about what it is; is it possible that its breast cancer? Thanks :) Oh, and breast cancer runs in my family but it usually comes after about age 40. The lump has been there for nearly a year.
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1 :
Unlikely!!
2 :
No. Sounds like a cyst.
3 :
I would definitely get it checked out. Unfortunitely cancer can strike at any age. My younger sister had a rare form of lung cancer at age 18. She never smoked and grew up in a non-smoking home. Lucky for her it was rare but treatable. She had about 2/3 of one lung removed, but now she's healthy and happy. The moral of the story: get it checked out!
4 :
The only way to find out for sure is go to your doctor and get it checked out. Asking this in here I'm sure you will get all sorts of different answers.
5 :
VERY UNLIKELY!! It may be just a swollen lymph node (very common)...I get them all the time especially around that time of the month! Get it checked, if it will give you peace of mind:-)
6 :
Sadly, it is. This is probably nothing serious but your should have it checked by a doctor as soon as possible, even if it isn't cancer that doesn't mean that is isn't serious.
7 :
it can be though.. if it is hereditary...why I said that, cause it runs in my family and my cousin had it, she's young..to be sure..consult your doctor..
8 :
It's not likely but it can happen. I had that too when I was a teen and it turned out to be an ingrown hair caused by shaving my armpits too much (like, everyday). I stopped doing that and it eventually went away. I did go to the doctor to find that out so you should too, if only for peace of mind!
9 :
The chances of having breast cancer at 15 are very close to zero. If you did have breast cancer your case would be written up in every medical journal worldwide, as its rarity would make it of enormous interest in the medical world. Breast cancer is mainly a disease of ageing - 80% of those diagnosed are over 50, only around 5% are under 40, fewer than 0.1% are under 30 and it's almost unheard of in under 25s. The American Cancer Society and other cancer organisations recommend that women begin breast self-examination at the age of 20. Most breast lumps, even in women over 50, aren't cancerous. At your age, with your breasts still growing and developing, what you describe is almost certainly hormonal and perfectly normal. You say breast cancer runs in your family; are you sure the cases of breast cancer in your family are due to one of the rare faulty genes responsible for hereditary breast camcer? Only 5 - 10% of all cases of breast cancer are hereditary, and with one in nine women getting breast cancer it isn't unusual for two or more women in the same family to have non-hereditary breast cancer. Talk to your mother about this; if you feel you can't do that, talk to your school nurse - she will be used to worries like this and will take you seriously, and should be able to reassure you
10 :
It is not very likely, but it's possible- the probability is very small, but it's not zero. 7 years ago my sister was diagnosed with leukemia. The median age for first diagnosis for that type of cancer is 68, and she was 20 when she was diagnosed. The probability of a 20 y/o getting that type of AML was 0.01%. If the probability is small, it doesn't mean it's 0. I don't want to worry you- it's probably just a stubborn ingrown hair, a cyst or something similar, but you should have a doctor check it out just to get a piece of mind. As I already said, it's most likely nothing serious- some lumps are normal because breast tissue is not homogeneous. Even if you waste the money on the copay just so that you hear you're perfectly fine, at least you'll get familiar with the natural lumps and bumps on your chest and you'll be able to tell what's normal for your chest
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