Cancer

Breast cancer affects millions of people all over the world, most of them women. Even if not all cases end up in a bad way, with the death of the patients, there are still enough cases of death caused by breath cancer and this usually happens because the cancer was diagnosed too late, when ti already started spreading to other organs and when it was pretty difficult to treat with the best results.

All these cases could be reduced in number if all the women could be aware of the fact that they have to go to the doctor regularly for breast cancer check-up and also to know how to self- palpate their breasts , looking for any abnormal lumps or unusual formations in the breast. Women are usually ignorant when it comes to this and they think this can never happen to them, but when they are diagnosed with breast cancer, they all wish they were more attentive with their body.



Some women read about this, about how important is to feel your breasts trying to find out any possible lumps in them , but they do not know what to look for and ask :"What does a breast cancer lump feel like?'. Even if you do not know anybody suffering from breast cancer, it is pretty easy to find an answer to this question thanks to the internet and the many forums about this topic.

I admit I was curious, too, so I read some answers given by several breast cancer survivors that told their true stories about their fight with breast cancer. It is a bit confusing when we try to identify which lumps are bening and which are cancer, but there is a big difference between the two types. First of all they all can have different sizes, starting with the size of a pea to that of a small egg and they all can be located all over the breast and also in the armpit where there is some breast tissue, too.

These lumps can be situated near the nipple or very close to the chest, under the skin or deep in the breast. But there is a very big difference in shape - the normal harmless cysts are round and the cancer lumps are irregular in shape. If the cancer tissue has started spreading around the breast you will be able to feel a radiant shape of the lump, like a sun with rays. This lump is hard, some people compared it with the sensation of the raw slice of carrot, while the benign cyst is soft.



This lump feels like gravel and usually it can't be moved in its place. make sure you do not mistake the fact that you move your whole breast with the movement of this lump. But in any case, if you feel something unusual and strange do not hesitate to go to the doctor. you may not know what a breast cancer lump feels like, but they certainly do.