I discovered lump in my breast. dr. told me that its infection.i am very worried that it was breast cancer.how do i distinguish?

Time: A lump in the breast is very concerning for a women. We know that breast cancer occurs in 1 in 11 women in the us. Monthly breast exams help you follow your body. An infection should get better with treatment. If it persists then your doctor may then want to do more testing. An infection should have redness and pain. It should improve with treatment over weeks. In a month see doctor again.

Ask your doctor: Ask your doctor and review your test results. I assume that you have had a mammogram and possibly breast ultrasound. Generally there would be a physical examination difference that your doctor would recognize. Antibiotics will resolve a breast infection, and a breast cancer would not respond to antibiotics. A breast lump that does not go away would also be something that requires re-evaluation.