I'm healthy, I eat right, I run, I'm not a drinker or a smoker. But I have lumps in my breast, one lump larger then the other. They're painful to the touch, and a only slightly moveable. They seem to be connected to my ribs. I need to know if there's even the slightest chance this could be cancer. I need at least an inkling of an idea before I tell my mother to bring me to the doctor.
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1 :
It's possible. More than likely it's just breast tissue that's developing. Go see a doctor about it. You can get it done at Planned Parenthood too if you'd rather not have your mom take you. They can also do a pap smear which you should have done if you are sexually active. It will be all in one appointment
2 :
Yes, a seventeen year old could get breast cancer. There was a 10 year old a year or two back that had it.
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Being healthy, smoking and what you eat has nothing to do with breast cancer. Yes it is possible 1.3 in I million girls 15-19 years old get breast cancer. Roughly 2.5 times the odds of being struck by lightning. EDIT: Oh lo_mcg you are so good I don’t even bother to answer these breast cancer questions you already have.
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It's possible but to the best of my knowledge, cancer tumors are not usually painful. See a doc amd put your mind at ease.
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It's beyond unlikely; as Denise points out, your chances of being struck by lightning are over twice as great as the chances of you having breast cancer at 17. Breast cancer is almost unheard of in under 25s and fewer than 0.1% of all those diagnosed with it are under 30. Anyone under 50 is considered young for breast cancer. And most breast lumps, even in women over 50, aren't cancer; 80% of breast lumps considered serious enough for biopsy are found to be benign. And pain is rarely a sign of breast cancer; most people diagnosed with breast cancer have felt no pain at all. The American Cancer Society and other cancer organisations recommend that women begin breast self-exams at no younger than 20, if then - some cancer professionals say 30. Before that it's pointless firstly because there are so many hormonal changes that there is no 'normal' - and self examination is about a woman knowing what's normal for her and reporting any changes. And secondly because the chance of breast cancer is almost nil. Talk to your mother; she may well be able to reassure you. Btw, the 10 year old who was reported as having breast cancer actually had a rare childhood cancer that happened to be located in the breast area, rather than adult breast cancer as was at first reported.
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Yes, teenage girls can get cancer located within the chest wall and under the armpits . . the confusion you are reading comes about because adolescents and children rarely get adult types of breast cancer. But cancer can occur at any age and appear in the chest or breast as a sarcoma or lymphoma rather than a carcinoma (more common in adult women). No one here can really tell you what is going on with this lump you describe . . the fact that it appears to be connected to the ribs is concerning, especially if this is a sarcoma. Sarcoma more frequently occurs in the young. Sarcoma can appear in the muscles, cartiliage, tendons, joints, bones, fat, and soft tissue anywhere in the body including the chest and breast quadrants. The good news with your description is that cancer lumps are almost never painful . . they are painless . .so the fact you are feeling pain may mean this is an infection or cyst or something like a pulled muscle . . no one can really tell you what. I do know that anytime you feel pain enough to make a complaint than you should have this checked out by a doctor. Do not ignore this. Tell your mother.
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