Breast Lumps and Tumors Are Not Naturally Cancer

Do not be afraid if you find a lump around the breast. Not all breast lumps indicate cancer. In many cases, these lumps are non-cancerous breast tumors that are generally harmless. Benign breast tumors also form lumps in the breast. This condition occurs when there are breast cells that develop abnormally and quickly. However, not all breast lumps are malignant tumors or breast cancer. There are several causes of breast lumps that are far more common than cancer. Breast lumps can have the following characters:

• Solid lumps that do not move like dried fruit
• Lumps as large as soft, fluid-filled wine can move
• Small lumps as big as peas

Types and Causes of Lumps

In general, breast lumps can be caused by several things as follows:

• Fibroadenoma

Is the most common benign tumor in the breast. Fibroadenomas generally do not feel painful, and when touched they feel round, dense, springy, and can shift. This benign tumor is most commonly experienced by women aged 20-30 years. Fibroadenomas occur when the body forms excessive mammary glandular tissue. Fibroadenomas generally can disappear on their own, but sometimes they can also persist and enlarge, especially during pregnancy. The cause of fibroadenoma is not known with certainty. Suspected fibroadenoma is caused due to increased sensitivity to the hormone estrogen. Fibroadenoma can be treated with surgery.

• Fibrocystic / fibroadenosis changes

Fibrocystic changes are changes in the breast due to hormonal changes during the monthly menstrual cycle. This condition is a common cause of benign tumors in women aged 35-50 years. Women who experience fibrocystic changes generally experience:
• Lumps on one or both breasts that get bigger before menstruation.
• The lump that is felt can feel hard or soft, and can consist of one or several lumps.
• Sometimes the discharge from the nipple.
• Pain in the breast.
• Changes in breast size.
The symptoms above can be different for each woman. Because the elderly no longer experience menstruation, this condition is generally not experienced after women aged 50 years and over. Fibrosistics does not require special handling. But doctors will usually give a prescription to help relieve pain during menstruation. Lumps and pain caused by fibrosistics caused by fibrosistics will subside after menstruation.

• Simple cyst

It is a fluid-filled lump that usually forms on one or both breasts of different amounts and sizes, and generally does not cause other symptoms. Size and softness or hardness change according to the menstrual cycle. This condition does not require surgery and can be treated with a fine needle aspiration procedure. The needle is used to suck up fluid or tissue from the breast lump. If this lump is a cyst, it will deflate after the fluid has been removed. Simple cysts are most commonly experienced by women in their 40s, but can also occur at any age. Hormones are thought to be the cause of these breast cysts.

• Intraductal papilloma

The condition that generally occurs in women aged 45-50 years is shaped like a small lump resembling a wart on the wall of the milk duct near the nipple. In some cases intraductal papillomas can cause bleeding from the nipples. Intraductal papillomas can be treated with surgery.

• Fat necrosis due to injury

Breast fat forms lumps that are generally round, dense, tight, but painless. This condition occurs due to injury to the breast, and generally does not require special treatment. However, if disturbing, this fat clot can be removed surgically.

When to see a doctor?

Although not all lumps in the breast indicate cancer, but you are still advised to see a doctor. You may not know whether a lump in your breast is cancerous or not before being examined or medically tested. Here are the symptoms that need to be aware of associated breast lumps: There is a lump or thickening in the breast or near the breast, for example in the armpit, which remains felt after the menstrual period is over. Lumps cannot shift when pressed or moved.

• There is an area that clearly feels or looks different than the surrounding area, in one or both parts of the breast.
• Changes occur in the shape, size and contour of the breast.
• Changes occur in the skin of the breast or nipples, such as redness, concavity, wrinkling, signs of inflammation, or scaling.
• Clear fluid or blood from the breast.

You can do breast self-examination at home, as an early detection if there are lumps. As a follow-up to an independent breast exam, you can do mammography at the hospital to diagnose the cause of the lump. Furthermore, a biopsy can also be performed to determine whether the lump in the breast is benign or cancerous. On biopsy, a portion of the tissue from the lump is removed for examination in the laboratory. Treatment is then adjusted to the cause and condition of the patient's health. Although not all lumps in the breast are malignant tumors or breast cancer, you still need to be vigilant. Check with your doctor if a lump appears in your breast. If it turns out it is breast cancer, you can immediately get the right treatment, so the chances of recovery are also high.