What happens if I feel a lump in my breast?

Breast health concerns millions of women. As breast health issues are worsening, more and more women are experiencing the pain caused by breast diseases in their lives, such as mastitis, breast cancer, etc. Some women even feel lumps in their breasts when they are healthy. So, what is going on? Let’s take a look at the simple explanation below.

Because breast cancer rarely causes pain or other obvious symptoms in the early stages, early detection can only be done through breast self-examination and mammography. Breast cancer will not cause pain unless it has grown large enough to invade the nerves around the chest wall. Therefore, most occasional breast pain can be treated with regular medical examinations and there is no need to be too anxious.

Some swellings, pains or lumps are initially diagnosed as breast tumors. Most of these breast tumors are benign, but they may also be the precursors to breast cancer:

1. Breast fibrocystic: This is the most common benign breast tumor, mostly occurring in women over 30 years old. It is often bilateral and multiple in number. There will be swelling and tenderness, and the premenstrual symptoms will be more severe. If women have such symptoms, they should pay great attention to them and actively go to the hospital for relevant treatment measures.

2. Breast fibroadenoma: It is common in women around 20 years old. A lump can be felt in the breast, but there is no tenderness. It is recommended that adult women have a breast examination once a year.

3. Enlarged milk ducts: This condition is often seen in women around 40 years old, and the nipples on both sides will secrete some sticky liquid. The patient will have a burning sensation and a dull pain in the areola area, and upon palpation, curved and swollen milk ducts will be found under the areola.