5 Types Of Breast Lumps Are Not Cancer

Finding a lump in the breast could be a nightmare for all people especially women. But before quickly making a decision, you should know that not all breast lumps is a sign you have breast cancer. A few lumps on the breast can also be benign tumors which tend to be harmless.

When do REALIZE and find a lump, notice some characteristic bumps on breast abnormalities is presented below:

1. fibrokistik Abnormality

Most of the breast lump is a cyst or fibrosis which is the abnormal changes in breast tissue and non-malignant or non cancerous. These changes are usually called fibrokistik and breast changes usually are detected due to lumps in the breast, pain, or even swelling in breast. The circumstances and symptoms are usually getting worse along with the start of a woman's menstrual period.

Lump felt in the breast may be more than one and sometimes from putting out a bit of colored liquid will be cloudy. This situation tends to be common experienced by women age and productive can occur in one or both breasts.

2. Fibrosis

This network is almost similar to the network cuts. If touched, fibrosis on the breast will feel springy, dense, and hard. These abnormalities will not cause or develop into breast cancer. Research related to the increased risk of breast cancer in those who suffer from fibrokistik disorder produces diverse conclusions. Some say that if you have abnormalities of fibrokistik then the risk of breast cancer later in life will increase, but there are also States that have fibrokistik disorders will not increase the risk of breast cancer.

3. The cyst

A cyst is a SAC containing fluid. The presence of cysts are usually detected when a new size is enlarged or already referred to (macro cysts) where its size reaches 2.5-5 cm. At this stage you can feel any lump in the breast. Cysts tend to enlarge and become tender when approaching the period of menstruation. Bumps cysts are usually round or oval-shaped and are easily driven or moved around when touched, such as touching the marbles. But the lumps and bumps of other solid cysts difficult to distinguish.

Further examination is required to get accurate data are really bumps cysts. Just like fibrosis, cysts also does not increase the risk of breast cancer.

4. Fibroadenoma

Is one type of benign tumor that is most often experienced by women. Characteristics is able to be driven or moved around the place, if pressed, will lump feels solid or solid, round or oval-shaped, and chewy. Breast lump is also usually does not cause pain when pressed. Regular Fibroadenoma experienced by those aged 20-30 years of race and African-Americans tend to have a higher risk of experiencing a fibroadenoma. In addition, lump fibroadenoma is usually also tend to take a long time to grow but not impossible in size would be extremely large (or called by the giant fibroadenoma).

Fibroadenoma is not going to develop into cancer, and just like the fibrosis and related research whether the cyst, fibroadenoma may increase the risk of developing breast cancer later in life is still yet to give an answer for sure.

5. the Intraductal papilloma

It is a benign tumor, non cancerous, which formed on the mammary glands. Intraductal papilloma is usually palpated a lump big enough that is close to the nipple, or it could be the shape of some small bumps that are located away from the nipple. The size of the lump of this tumor ranges from 1-2 cm, can be larger or even smaller depending on where the bumps grow. Formed of fibrous cells, glands, blood vessels, and intraductal papilloma is more common in those aged 35 to 55 years old.

Intraductal papilloma if it consists only of one lump and is near the nipple, this condition is usually not associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. But multiple papillomas aka more than one tumor and spread the breast away from the nipple, may make your risk for breast cancer later in life, a little increase. This is because multiple papillomas are often associated with a State of pre-cancer called atypical hyperplasia.

How to tell if a lump in my breast cancer or not?

Based on the above description, it can be concluded that breast lumps are usually benign and harmless has several characteristics:

tend to be easily moved or shifted if touched
have a clear boundary
oval or round (usually feels like marbles)
its activities are likely to follow the menstrual cycle
could it hurt or not at all
its growth is slow