So my grandmother that lives with me and I take care of, has been saying that she has recently been experiencing some pain/tenderness in her breasts, but only when pressed. Like, they don't just hurt out of nowhere. She says she checked for a lump, but she didn't find one. I'm just really nervous and scared for her. She is too stubborn to go to the doctor for something like this. Could this be breast cancer? I mean, I heard that you don't feel pain in the first stages of cancer. AND, there was no lump, according to her. So does this sound serious? I am kind of worried about this. Of course, she's been through menopause, so it couldn't be that. Any ideas? Thanks SO much in advance.Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Could This Be Breast Cancer?
So my grandmother that lives with me and I take care of, has been saying that she has recently been experiencing some pain/tenderness in her breasts, but only when pressed. Like, they don't just hurt out of nowhere. She says she checked for a lump, but she didn't find one. I'm just really nervous and scared for her. She is too stubborn to go to the doctor for something like this. Could this be breast cancer? I mean, I heard that you don't feel pain in the first stages of cancer. AND, there was no lump, according to her. So does this sound serious? I am kind of worried about this. Of course, she's been through menopause, so it couldn't be that. Any ideas? Thanks SO much in advance.
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Bro - get it checked buy a specilist
ReplyDeleteGilda - Cancer tumors are generally painless. She should get them checked by a doc if she wants to find out.
ReplyDeletemelissa - She can still have breast tenderness post-menopause.
ReplyDeleteIt is important to know that breast tenderness rarely signals breast cancer. Most cases of breast tenderness around menopause are caused by normal hormonal changes in the body. Becoming more educated about breast tenderness in menopause is one of the best ways to understand and manage this symptom.
briandwales - it could be
ReplyDeleteKen G - Your grandmother needs to find a way to have a mammogram once every two years. No ifs, ands or buts....MUST DO.
ReplyDeleteHere are the statistics. Women who have mammograms every year or two after age 40 rarely die of breast cancer as its always discovered in time to be treated. Women after the age of 50 who have their first mammogram and find cancer after developing breast pain die of cancer within six years. There is no excuse for a mature woman not having her annual mammogram. The procedure today is so easy and fool proof and almost without any false reports which was not the case ten years ago.
Today only half the breast cancers detected have noticeable lumps. They are routinely found before a lump can be felt. The cancer has to be larger than a pea in order to be able to be felt. The annual mammogram exams will now detect a cancer the size of half a pea. At that size it has not started to spread so can be easily removed and treated, However if the cancer develops to the size of a walnut you have a major cancer to treat that may have already started to spread.
Good Luck
ChemoAngel - She should be having her yearly mammograms regardless if she is too stubborn to go to the doctor. Yes, she should worry about it. But I highly doubt you can get her to go.
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