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Bleeding from nipple

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Blood from the nipple can be from something as simple as a skin crack and infection from breast stimulation or as serious as a sign of breast cancer- both need md evaluation.

Dr. Wayne Ingram reviewed this

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

Body locations

Chest

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Breast cancer
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Breast cancer in men
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