Breast Cancer Screening Fact sheet Available
Our fact sheets are designed to give you quick access to the information you need around different types of screening.
Taken from the NHS website:
Breast cancer is cancer that's found in the breasts. It's the most common type of cancer in women in the UK. Anyone can get breast cancer.
Symptoms of breast cancer in women
Symptoms of breast cancer in women may include:
- a lump, or swelling in your breast, chest or armpit
- a change in the skin of your breast, such as dimpling (may look like orange peel) or redness (may be harder to see on black or brown skin)
- a change in size or shape of 1 or both breasts
- nipple discharge (if you are not pregnant or breastfeeding), which may have blood in it
- a change in the shape or look of your nipple, such as it turning inwards (inverted nipple) or a rash on it (may look like eczema)
- pain in your breast or armpit which does not go away – breast pain that comes and goes is usually not a symptom of breast cancer
Symptoms of breast cancer in men
Symptoms of breast cancer in men may include:
- a lump or swelling in your chest or armpit
- liquid leaking from your nipples (nipple discharge), which may have blood in it
- changes in the size or shape of either side of your chest
- sores or ulcers on your chest
- a change in the shape or look of your nipple, such as it turning inwards (inverted nipple) or a rash on it (may look like eczema)
Information:
It's important to check your breasts and chests regularly so you know what's normal for you. This makes it easier to notice any changes in the size, look or feel of your breasts.
Other Screening Fact Sheets Available
We have produced other fact sheets in this series; Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, (AAA), Bowel, Cervical and Diabetic eye screening, and the Prostate programme. All of which are published on our website.
