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i think i have breast cancer
i have a brownish lump on my breast like half inch from my nipple and im 13 most of my relatives and family died from cancer. could i have breast cancer?...my mom said there was a very high chance id have cancer but i never told her about it cuz ive had it about 2 days so far.....any doctor out there or anyone willing to help mee
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im no doctor but you really need to tell your mom and get it checked by your doctor. especially if it really is breast cancer
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My father is a doctor specialized in breast cancer.
An he keeps saying that a womans best doctor is herself. If something is going on, dont ignore it, have it checked out.
If everybody died from cancer in your family chances are you are going to have cancer. Also breast cancer is the most common.
But please, do not worry as it is really a not dangerous type of cancer especially if you find it out early. Out of the 7000thousand breast cancers, only 3 are deadly...
If cancer is very pausible you might gonna have a prophylactic surgery. Wich is they remove all the fat from your breasts and they add silicon.
I ve been into a breast surgery and witnessed it myself. Its absolutely NO big deal.
It took the doctors like..12 minutes to put the lady to sleep. It took the doctor 2 minutes to open her, find the tumour-cancer and remove it, and it took another 1 minutes to stich her back. When the lady woke up, her breast was not swolen, was totally normal, and the pain felt like a small scratch.
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You should see your doctor if you have a lump in your breast, as soon as you can. Never let such a thing go with merely the assumption that you are too young for breast cancer.
On my paternal side of my family, all but 2 people have died of cancer, and that is more than 10 people who have died of cancer- most of them women with cancer that started in their breast or cervix. Ever since I was getting physicals for sports in school, (Junior High...) I have been checked for lumps in my breasts and pap/pelvic checks for my own protection.
Early detection is the higher chance you have of nipping it in the bud if it does happen to be cancerous. If you were to assume you are too young to have cancer, and happen to have a cancerous lump, it could spread to your lung, your bone, your heart, your brain. You know, places where it may be inoperable.
Better to be safe than sorry, for certain. If you feel a lump in your breast, you should have it checked no matter if you are 13 or 30. That's no joke.
Keep in mind one thing: You get your lump checked out and it is a cyst, or something that isn't cancerous- think of how relieved you would feel rather than continuing to not know, wondering and worrying.
Go to the doctor, ok?
ygs-29/f
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At 13 years old, even with a very strong family history of breast cancer in the family, it is very rare for it to be cancer. What a lot of girls get when they are starting to go through puberty is fibroadenoma. Have you started your period yet? Often it will get bigger and smaller as you go through your period- this condition is not cancerous.
If it is only been around for 2 days or so- it is also not very likely that it is cancer. Cancer is something that grows very slowly, and would not show up that quickly. Also the discoloring doesn't point towards cancer.
Other questions that I would have is if there is dimpling of the skin near that lump or if there is any discharge from the nipple.
It is very good that you are aware of your family history of cancer, so that you can get checked early. If this "lump" persists for some time then I would have you see a doctor/surgeon who can better examine you and if necessary may remove it- you may just have a cyst. With your family history you may get a genetic marker checked to see if you are more likely to have breast cancer, but that may not be done till you are a bit older.
You have nothing to worry about right now, but I would tell your mum and if it persists then you should have a full exam by a surgeon/doctor.
Yours,
AK
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