The following information gives an idea about Symptoms of breast cancer.Early breast cancer usually does not cause pain. Most often, these symptoms are not due to cancer.The first symptom, or subjective sign, of breast cancer is typically a lump that feels different from the surrounding breast tissue. According to the surveys, more than 80% of breast cancer cases are discovered when the woman feels a lump.
Any woman with these symptoms should tell her doctor so that problems can be diagnosed and treated as early as possible.

• Lumps found in lymph nodes located in the armpits can also indicate breast cancer.
• Indications of breast cancer other than a lump may include changes in breast size or shape, skin dimpling, nipple inversion,
  
• A change in how the breast or nipple feels
1. A lump or thickening in or near the breast or in the underarm area.
2. Nipple tenderness.
• A change in how the breast or nipple looks
1. A change in the size or shape of the breast
2. A nipple turned inward into the breast
3. The skin of the breast, areola, or nipple may be scaly, red, or swollen. It may have ridges or pitting so that it looks like the skin of an orange.
• Spontaneous single-nipple discharge.
• Pain ("mastodynia") is an unreliable tool in determining the presence or absence of breast cancer, but may be indicative of other breast health issues.
• Symptoms of inflammatory breast cancer include pain, swelling, warmth and redness throughout the breast, as well as an orange-peel texture to the skin referred to as peau d'orange.
• Another reported symptom complex of breast cancer is Paget's disease of the breast. This syndrome presents as eczematoid skin changes such as redness and mild flaking of the nipple skin. As Paget's advances, symptoms may include tingling, itching, increased sensitivity, burning, and pain. There may also be discharge from the nipple. Approximately half of women diagnosed with Paget's also have a lump in the breast.
• Occasionally, breast cancer presents as metastatic disease, that is, cancer that has spread beyond the original organ. Metastatic breast cancer will cause symptoms that depend on the location of metastasis. Common sites of metastasis include bone, liver, lung and brain. Unexplained weight loss can occasionally herald an occult breast cancer, as can symptoms of fevers or chills. Bone or joint pains can sometimes be manifestations of metastatic breast cancer, as can jaundice or neurological symptoms. These symptoms are "non-specific", meaning they can also be manifestations of many other illnesses.
• Most symptoms of breast disorder do not turn out to represent underlying breast cancer. Benign breast diseases such as mastitis and fibroadenoma of the breast are more common causes of breast disorder symptoms. The appearance of a new symptom should be taken seriously by both patients and their doctors, because of the possibility of an underlying breast cancer at almost any age.

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