What are the early signs/symptoms of breast cancer?

Breast Cancer Symptoms

Early breast cancer may have no symptoms at all.
The possible signs and symptoms of breast cancer are:

change in size - one breast may have become noticeably larger or lower

nipple change - if it becomes inverted (pulled in) or changes its position or shape

rash - on or around the nipple

discharge - from one or both nipples

puckering or dimpling - around nipple

swelling – in your armpit or around your collarbone (from lymph nodes)

lump or thickening - that feels different from the rest of the breast tissue - but remember that most breast lumps are not cancerous

constant pain - in one part of your breast or in your armpit.

Although most breast lumps are not cancerous, ALL must be investigated. Although some cancerous breast lumps are painful (mine was) most are not. Please get yourself to your doctor as soon as you can.Most small nodules in the under arm are lymph nodes which enlarge from filtering any local infections. This infection only can find out when we investigate and doing self examination breast cancer test.If you are over 35 I suggest you get a mammogram and if it's normal repeat it every other year until age 40 then yearly. If you have a number of close relatives who got breast cancer at an early age then beginning the annual mammograms at a younger age is appropriate. Many early breast cancers have no symptoms thus the reason for mammograms which can pick up very early breast lesions.