Question 1

is breast pain associated with  inflamitory breast cancer?

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Yes: Yes inflammatory breast cancer is quite aggressive and painful cancer of the breast good luck.

Question 2

please post pictures of inflammatory breast cancer in early stages?

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Swelling, redness: You can google photos (images) for inflammatory breast cancer.  There is not 1 picture.  This is a hard diagnosis to make because there is not a mass.  There is often redness, swelling, orange peel like changes.  It is often confused with an infection.  If you think anything is abnormal, see your doctor.

Question 3

how early can you diagnose breast cancer?

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VERY early!: How?  Regular mammograms.  As many as a third of all breast cancers detected by mammography are stage 0 (dcis), with cure rates that approach 100%.  Furthermore, cancers can often be detected on mammography years before they could ever be palpated.

Question 4

can you get breast cancer in your early 20's?

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Yes: Probably the youngest survivor in this country was 11 years old at diagnosis.

Question 5

what is "early-stage" breast cancer?

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Good prognosis: "early stage" means it was detected early.  That generally means a relatively small (amenable to lumpectomy/breast conservation) with no or minimal lymph node involvement.   The earlier a cancer is detected the more options for treatment and the better the prognosis.

Question 6

what is the best early detection for breast cancer?

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BreastCA  detection: Breast cancer is best found and found early if the lady is performing monthly self exams, taking annual mammograms , and having her md check her once a year.  Annual exams start in late 30s for the base line than annually from 40 on...Unless you feel something now.  The physical will find one out of three cas that don't show up on mammography.

Question 7

what are some early indicators of breast cancer?

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Signs+symptoms: The signs and symptoms of breast cancer include: a lump or thickening in or near the breast or in the underarm that persists through the menstrual cycle; change in the size, shape, or contour of the breast; blood-stained or clear fluid discharge from the nipple; change in the feel or appearance of the skin on the breast or nipple (dimpled, puckered, scaly, or inflamed).

Question 8

signs and symptoms for early breast tumor/breast cancer?

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Usually none.: Most early breast cancers are identified by screening mammography before symptoms develop.  The most common symptom is of a palpable breast mass identified by self-examination.  Other less common symptoms include nipple discharge, breast pain, skin dimpling, nipple inversion, or any change in one breast.  Mammograms are not perfect but they have been proven life-savers-please begin at age 40.

Question 9

what are the benefits of screening early for breast cancer?

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Early detection: The earlier breast cancers are caught, the more likely they can be cured.  Screening mammograms starting at age 40 can save 1 life for every 450-1000 mammograms done (depending on the study.) screening detects breast cancer at an early stage.

Question 10

is mammogram or ultrasound best for early breast cancer detection?

Accepted Answer

Mammogram: Mammograms are generally better at screening for breast cancer. Ultrasound is used more for a focus evaluation of an area of the breast that might be suspicious or appear abnormal.

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