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

what breast cancer symptoms and warning signs?

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Breast Lump, etc.: A new breast lump is the most common ca symptom and warrants physician evaluation.  Less common symptoms include nipple discharge (especially clear or bloody, spontaneous, and from one nipple duct), skin dimpling/indentation, breast pain, and, rarely breast swelling and redness with or without a rash.

Question 3

are there warning signs of breast cancer?

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Breast ca: Yes: lump, abnormal mammogram or ultrasound or mri, bloody or clear nipple discharge especially if lump also; pink skin or skin with an orange peel look to it, nipple retraction [stays in], skin dimpling [look at skin in mirror and raise the arms to check for this].

Question 4

what are the first warning signs of breast cancer?

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Breast lump.: The most common symptom is the presence of a lump in the breast.  Other symptoms include nipple discharge, nipple inversion, skin indentation, and breast pain.  Nevertheless, the majority of people diagnosed with breast cancer have no symptoms whatsoever.  The best way to diagnose breast cancer early is to have routine screening mammograms beginning at age 40.

Question 5

how to know if i have early signs/symptoms of breast cancer?

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Get a Mammogram: The American Cancer Society (ACS)  recommends getting a baseline mammogram by age 40.  Please see your physician for a breast check and bilateral mammograms.
Breast cancer is usually silent with no signs/symptoms.
Some women do have a palpable lump which is often not painful.
Any bloody nipple discharge or any lump should be further evaluted with imaging and by your physician.

Question 6

how do you treat painful at all. what are the early signs of breast cancer?

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See below: The first part of your question is unclear. You may consult this site for early signs of cancer, however, if you have any concern, it would be prudent to see your doctor. The usual signs are lump in the breast, nipple discharge, changes in skin over the breast, enlarged lymph glands in axilla etc.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/breast-cancer/ds00328/dsection=symptoms.

Question 7

at what usual age does a woman start noticing the early signs/symptoms of breast cancer?

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Older: The older a woman becomes the risks of breast cancer can increase there are no early symptoms of breast cancer. Early breast cancers are only seen on mammogram and are too small to feel and cause no symptoms. Start yearly mammograms at age 40 and have yearly physical exams.

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 some early signs and symptoms of breast cancer (besides a lump)?

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Abn Mammogram: Aside from a lump, there are very few signs and symptoms of early breast cancer.  When the cancer has reached a considerable size, it can cause skin changes (such as dimpling, thickening), bloody/clear discharge, and/or pain.  By leaps and bounds, the earliest sign of a breast cancer is an abnormality found on routine screening mammography.  Mammograms save lives!

Question 10

what are signs of inflammatory breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

Red and thick skin: Diffuse red and thick skin. Sometimes might be mistaken with skin infection but process in this invasive cancer is slower than infection.

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