Monday, June 16, 2008

Should I be afraid of having Breast Cancer

Should I be afraid of having Breast Cancer?
I know that you can tell if you have breast cancer if you feel a lump in your breast. But I have lots of lumps. Is that just the tissue underneath? I don't know how its supposed to feel, I don't go around feeling everyone's boobs. What are healthy breasts supposed to feel like? I'm only 17, isn't more common in older women?
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1 :
u can get cancer at any age now. anyway, u should go to gynecologist, she shows u how to check your breasts and checks them herself and tells u whether they re normal or not. and after that u will know how do normal breasts feel like
2 :
In your cleavage, there are lots of little bumps. It's more common in older women, but common in teenager's too. I wouldn't worry, if your talking about on your actual breast, and there are a lot of bumps. I wouldn't worry still, but get screened incase.
3 :
Everyone has lumps in their breast but if you have one that you haven't noticed and it feels different from the others you should have it checked. Yes breast cancer is usually in older women but everyone should check. Maybe you should talk to your mother about having an exam with the Dr. and when she thinks would be the right age for your first mamo. Called a baseline mamo,it is one they go back to and see if there is any changes.
4 :
Some women have what they call "cystic" breasts and you can feel small cyst-like lumps. When I found my lump it was hard and I definitely knew it shouldn't be there. I had a mastectomy in 2005 and I am doing great. You absolutely can survive cancer.
5 :
You should not be afraid. If you feel there is something unusual about your breasts...consult your physician..they can do an exam, an ultrasound, a mammogram...explain what you are feeling. Yes most women do not develop breast cancer at such a young age..but men can develop breast cancer too.
6 :
OK. Breast cancer in under 25s is almost unheard of. And fewer than 0.1% of those diagnosed are under 30; only 5% are under 40, 80% are over 50 and the average age at diagnosis is a little over 60. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer I was considered 'young' and allocated to the breast cancer nurse whose special interest was younger women with breast cancer. I was a few months past my 50th birthday. 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, and many women have naturally lumpy breasts. I assume you mean you have lumps in both breasts; the chances of you having cancer in both breasts is even lower.
7 :
well u should do a mammogram which is easy fast and effective ,it is advised to do out on regular annual basis find out more about it here http://breastcancerdestroyer.blogspot.com/2009/03/get-picture-mammograms.html

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