It's good for the women to recognize breast cancer early, by recognizing the early symptoms of breast cancer, then remedial action can be done immediately before the disease becomes more severe. The early symptoms of breast cancer is usually in the form of a lump that is usually perceived differently than the surrounding breast tissue, painless and usually have an irregular edge.
In the early stages, when driven by a finger, a lump can be moved easily under the skin. In later stages, the lump usually adheres to the chest wall or the surrounding skin. In advanced cancer, may develop a swollen lump or breast skin ulcers. Sometimes the skin over the lump shrank and looked like an orange peel.
Other symptoms that may be found:
- Lump or mass in the armpit
- Change the size or shape of the breast
- An abnormal discharge from the nipple (usually bloody or yellow to green, may also be pus)
- Changes in color or texture of the skin on the breast, nipple and areola (dark brown colored area around the nipple)
- Breasts look red
- The skin around the nipple scaly
- The nipples are interested in or feel scratchy
- Breast pain or swelling of one breast.
In later stages may develop bone pain, weight loss, swelling of arms or skin ulceration.
