When i itch my breasts they get red, sometimes they feel dry, is that a sign of breast cancer?

Nope: The internet is rife with horror stories about misdiagnosed breast infections & rashes that were actually cancer. The changes assc w/inflammatory breast ca are not transitory--the breast is red & stays red. Likewise, paget's of the breast manifests as a rash on the nipple. What you are describing sounds like dry skin. Of course, at 48 you should be getting yearly mammograms; if you haven't ...

No: Skin dryness and an itchy sensation of the skin overlying the breasts is not a symptom of breast cancer. Inflammatory breast cancer, a very rare form of the disease, can occur with skin thickening, redness, and a heavy sensation of the affected breast when compared to the other side. However, this would not occur just after scratching the skin.