What is Breast Cancer?

Breast cancer is the second leading malpractice-related condition with most lawsuits arising out of misdiagnosis and delayed treatment. One problem is that a mammogram may be negative, even for women with a breast lump, but a negative mammogram does not definitively rule out breast cancer. Further tests are necessary. Another problem is that women under 50 can get breast cancer, but many doctors will assume a diagnosis of breast fibrocystic disease because of their age.

Symptoms of Breast Cancer:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Breast Cancer includes the 28 symptoms listed below:
-No early symptoms
-Breast lump
-Breast thickening
-Lump near breast
-Hard painless breast lump
-Underarm lump
-Breast changes
-Breast size change
-Breast shape change
-Breast skin ridges
-Breast skin pitting
-Warm breast
-Swollen breast
-Red breast
-Scaly breast
-Nipple changes
-Nipple discharge
-Nipple tenderness
-Nipple inverted
-Warm nipple
-Swollen nipple
-Red nipple
-Scaly nipple
-Areola changes
-Warm areola
-Swollen areola
-Red areola
-Scaly areola

Note that Breast Cancer symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Breast Cancer signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.