Is Breast Cancer Painful

Breast Cancer Symptom
Is A Breast Cancer Lump Painful or Not?

When looking through the logs for the site today I noticed that someone had found us by asking a search engine the question above: is breast cancer painful? Is pain a common breast cancer symptom?

In Marjory's case the lump she found was painless and about the size of a large raisin (around 1cm long). I think that this is the breast cancer symptom experience of many women, and of course it is the lack of discomfort that can lead to a lump taking so long to show itself. If all breast cancers were painful then I dare say that many of them would be picked up at an earlier stage.

Older medical textbooks used to say that a painful lump was of less concern as a breast cancer symptom than a painless one. To an extent that still seems true but - as more and more becomes known about breast cancer - we really cant take that for granted.

If you find a lump in your breast then seek medical advice - always, always, always.

Don't find ways to reassure yourself or to talk yourself into "just leaving it for a bit" to see if it changes or gets better. It's human nature to do that, I know - but please don't fall into that pattern.

All lumps in the breast need properly checked out - whether they are painful breast lumps or painless breast lumps. It is certainly true that breast problems like infection or breast cysts can cause painful discomfort - but so can breast cancer at times.

Please - don't take any chances - if you think you might have a breast cancer symptom then seek medical help as soon as you can.

Read this article for more information about pain and breast cancer symptoms

You can read more on this site about breast pain and signs of breast cancer on our breast lump archive page

Gordon