Signs of Breast Cancer

Know Your Risk

Potential signs of breast cancer can appear due to many different risk factors. Take the self-assessment linked below to determine your risk and screening eligibility.

What to Look For

Do you know what your breasts look and feel like? Become familiar with your own “normal” to recognize any changes.

Keep an eye out for these possible signs of breast cancer:

• The skin of your breast dimples or puckers
• Swelling of part of your breast
• Redness or flaky skin on your nipple or breast
• Change in the size or shape of your breasts
• Changes with your nipple, such as pushing inward instead of sticking out
• Nipple discharge other than breast milk
• A new lump or hard knot inside your breast or armpit
• An area that feels thick inside your breast
• Pain in your breast that does not go away

The Next Step

These signs do not mean that you have breast cancer. There are common noncancerous breast conditions that can cause symptoms, too. The way to find out is to make an appointment with Emerson’s Hermel Breast Centers, located in Concord and Westford, by calling us at 978-287-8107.