What could a painful breast lump in an 18 year old be? family history or breast and ovarian cancer

Abscess: The good news is that cancer lumps in the breast are very rarely painful! Much more likely this is an abscess or a plugged duct leading to some local mastitis. If you are feeling ill, fever or redness around the lump, go to urgent care tonight or see doc first thing in morning. If not feeling too bad, try some warm compresses on area or 10 minutes in a hot shower every hour tonight.

Lets review you are : You've noticed a painful lump, how long has it been there? What day of your cycle are you on? Have you had this complaint before? Do you drink caffeine? Is there a family histroy =of breast cancer? Is the area hot? Red? does it involve the nipple or nipple discharge? At your age, the most likely cause would be fibrocystic disease which can cuase painful lumps especially due to certain foods and c

Hormonal tissue: most likely it is a fibroadenoma, fibrocystic breast tissue or a cyst. however, if there is a family history of breast or ovarian cancer, you should rule out breast cancer