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What Are The Early Signs And Symptoms Of Breast Cancer?

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Posted on Mon, 18 Jan 2016
Question: What are the early and middle stage signs/symptoms of breast cancer?
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Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (5 hours later)
Brief Answer:
lump is the usual early sign

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.

In early stage, the most common symptom or sign is a painless lump. Others may be skin dimpling or retraction, asymmetry of breasts or nipple/ areola.

In middle stage there may be larger lump, visible skin changes, armpit swelling, etc.

Hope this helps.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Indranil Ghosh (15 hours later)
Thank you...can cysts be fixed or do they have to XXXXXXX
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Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
cysts are usually XXXXXXX

Detailed Answer:
But this mobility has to be determined by an expert. To a non- trained individual a XXXXXXX lump can appear as fixed.

Also sometimes cysts are ill defined to feel and can appear as fixed.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Sonia Raina
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Follow up: Dr. Indranil Ghosh (21 hours later)
Are there any other non cancerous lumps that could be fixed ?
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Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (10 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Yes there are

Detailed Answer:
granulomatous mastitis, a non cancerous condition can have fixed lumps. Fat necrosis and fibroadenosis can also have fixed appearing lumps.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Are The Early Signs And Symptoms Of Breast Cancer?

Brief Answer: lump is the usual early sign Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for your query. In early stage, the most common symptom or sign is a painless lump. Others may be skin dimpling or retraction, asymmetry of breasts or nipple/ areola. In middle stage there may be larger lump, visible skin changes, armpit swelling, etc. Hope this helps. Regards