During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, you’ve probably seen a lot of ribbons and pink products. You may have also participated in a race or walk to raise money for breast cancer research. You were probably also reminded of the importance of mammograms, but can you name the symptoms of breast cancer?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), women may not have any symptoms during the beginning of breast cancer, but symptoms do appear as the cancer grows. They include:

New lump in the breast or underarm (armpit)
Thickening or swelling of part of the breast
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A group of international researchers recently concluded that early detection of second breast cancers (in the asymptomatic phase) improved relative survival by between 27% and 47%. The key seems to be catching the cancer before symptoms appear.

The research, published in Annals of Oncology, underscores the need for early detection of breast cancer recurrence.
Researchers discovered that mammography was more sensitive than clinical examination for detecting second cancers, but 13.8% of cases were only detected by clinical examination. Cancers without symptoms were smaller and usually early-stage. Read more at Annals of Oncology and Science Daily.
According to Mayo Clinic, symptoms of breast cancer …read more