6 Early Symptoms of Breast Cancer That Are Too Easy to Miss (pain, recovery)

[mike1003]

https://www.self.com/story/early-sym...term=SLF_Daily

Recognizing the early symptoms of breast cancer can make a huge difference in the progression of the disease. The sooner you identify it and get started on treatment, the better chances you’ll have of making a full recovery. But knowing what, exactly, to look for and what types of changes warrant a conversation with your doctor can be a tad confusing.

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[Grlzrl]

Originally Posted by mike1003

https://www.self.com/story/early-sym...term=SLF_DailyFYI

SO happy to see breast pain in this list. My own oncologist told me breast pain doesn't mean cancer. I was pi$$ed. I said uh, HELLO. She then said 'usually'. This myth has probably caused more people to delay treatment, including my own doctor telling me 'It doesn't present like cancer' which caused me to delay getting a diagnostic ultrasound.

I would like to add something to this:

TAKE VITAMIN D. Low D is a risk factor.
Dense breast tissue is a risk factor. They told me I had dense breast tissue but never told me THAT was a risk factor.

[Grlzrl]

Originally Posted by Grlzrl

SO happy to see breast pain in this list. My own oncologist told me breast pain doesn't mean cancer. I was pi$$ed. I said uh, HELLO. She then said 'usually'. This myth has probably caused more people to delay treatment, including my own doctor telling me 'It doesn't present like cancer' which caused me to delay getting a diagnostic ultrasound.

I would like to add something to this:

TAKE VITAMIN D. Low D is a risk factor.
Dense breast tissue is a risk factor. They told me I had dense breast tissue but never told me THAT was a risk factor.

To the person who messaged and asked me describe the pain:

It was a throbbing pain, not constant and not sharp. Kind of make sense. There was a tumor growing and as it got bigger, I felt it more. The pain was more noticeable at night and maybe that's because I was just lying still and more aware of it.

Oddly, when I was around 30, I felt pain there and had a mammogram. They might have done an ultrasound, too. I do not recall. I was told it wasn't possible that my diagnosis at 52 was related but I don't believe it. It was too coincidental that I pain in the same location. It was a grade 2, so not the fastest growing cancer but not the slowest.

Feel free to ask any more questions. Happy to help anyone in any way I can.