2023-10-16 19:00:00
Written by Nahir Abdel Nabi Monday, October 16, 2023 10:00 PM
The appearance of lumps in the breast is one of the common signs of breast cancer, but lumps may also appear due to some diseases, including: Fibroids Cysts and mammary glands. In this report, two women who survived subtypes of breast cancer warn against looking for less obvious signs of the disease that are not related to the appearance of tumors.
According to what the British newspaper “Daily Mail” reported, both Olivia Franz and Meadow Bailey were diagnosed with less common types of breast cancer, despite not showing the characteristic lumps that usually prompt women to seek a medical opinion.
Ms. Franz was 27 years old when she was diagnosed with stage IV inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) after she noticed swelling in her breast while breastfeeding her son. When Ms. Franz first visited her doctor, she was misdiagnosed with mastitis, which is Swelling in the breast usually occurs due to infection.
When Ms. Franz visited her doctor and was initially diagnosed with mastitis, breast swelling was usually caused by an infection. However, after a week of antibiotics not working, Ms. Franz also noticed that her breasts had become very red and had almost doubled in size. She also noticed a discharge from her nipple. .
Meadow Bailey was diagnosed with stage 1 lobular breast cancer, which is a cancer that usually grows and spreads without forming a distinct lump. Ms Bailey said: “I’ve never felt a lump, and I also felt really good, so it really surprised me. Mrs Bailey has always been healthy.” Active, she never missed her annual mammogram but shortly after her 49th birthday, doctors called her in after noticing something troubling at her last scan.
However, after a week of taking antibiotics, this did not help Ms Franz also noticed that her breasts were very red and had almost doubled in size. She also noticed a discharge from her nipple.
After an ultrasound and biopsy, Ms. Franz received a diagnosis of IBC, a rare type of aggressive breast cancer that does not always present with the common symptom of a lump in the breast.
IBC is a rare form of breast cancer, accounting for only 1 to 5% of all breast cancer cases. It tends to occur in women younger than 40 years. It is more aggressive, grows and spreads much faster than more common forms of cancer.
In addition, because of its unusual symptoms, it is often diagnosed in later stages, and in one out of every three cases diagnosed, the cancer has already spread to other parts of the body, making it more difficult to treat.
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Other symptoms include a warm feeling when one breast is touched, swollen lymph nodes under the arms and near the collarbone and inverted nipples. Mrs Bailey had always been healthy and active, and had never missed an annual mammogram but shortly after her 49th birthday, the doctors called her in. After they noticed something concerning at her last checkup.
The radiologist was looking with an ultrasound and said, ‘We have some areas of concern here.’ Olivia Franz and Meadow Bailey were both diagnosed with less common types of breast cancer after experiencing symptoms that aren’t talked about much other than the distinct lump that prompts women to seek a medical opinion. .
Olivia Franz and Meadow Bailey were both diagnosed with less common types of breast cancer after experiencing symptoms that aren’t talked about much other than the distinct lump that prompts women to seek a medical opinion.
Ms Bailey was diagnosed with stage 1 lobular breast cancer, which, like IBC, usually grows and spreads without forming a distinct mass.
Lobular breast cancer begins in the milk-producing glands of the breast and is the second most common form of breast cancer. It represents 10 to 15 percent of diagnosed cases.
It can be difficult to diagnose due to the abnormal way in which the cells grow, making it difficult to identify on a mammogram. Like IBC, symptoms do not always include a lump, and can appear as an inverted nipple, a change in breast skin texture and swelling. .
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