Breast cancer can have different symptoms for different people. Most don’t notice any signs at all.
The most common symptom is a lump in your breast or armpit. Others include skin changes, pain, a nipple that pulls inward, and unusual discharge from your nipple.
• Early Warning Signs of Breast Cancer
Common symptoms of breast cancer include:
A lump in your breast or underarm that doesn’t go away. This is often the first symptom of breast cancer. Your doctor can usually see a lump on a mammogram long before you can see or feel it.
Swelling in your armpit or near your collarbone. This could mean breast cancer has spread to lymph nodes in that area. Swelling may start before you feel a lump, so let your doctor know if you notice it.
Pain and tenderness, although lumps don’t usually hurt. Some may cause a prickly feeling.
A flat or indented area on your breast. This could happen because of a tumor that you can’t see or feel.
Breast changes such as a difference in the size, contour, texture, or temperature of your breast.
Changes in your nipple, like one that:
- Pulls inward
- Is dimpled
- Burns
- Itches
- Develops sores
Unusual nipple discharge. It could be clear, bloody, or another color.
A marble-like area under your skin that feels different from any other part of either breast.