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Could it be cancer?04/19/2006 |
Am 23 years old and first i had pain in my breasts and discharge from the right one but this discharge is so clear and not so much just one drop when i squeeze it and then i went to adoctor she made check but just with her hands and then she siad to me everything is normal and i have to wait and she gave me (progestogel 80)but my left breast is better not but the right one still have pain and now i have itchin and i went to another doctor and he made the same check with his hand and then he told me for him everything is normal but i was not that sure about it that is why i went to another doctor and she made the same check and she said to me nothing not normal for her but she also said to me it is not normal to have this discharge for that long or that itching so she asked me to make an ultrasound but i have to wait 1 month to make an ultrasound but i can not wait am so worried what do you think? do u think it is something serious like cancer?
"Could it be cancer?"
The breasts are glandular organs, so it is not unusual to have discharge from the nipples. It is not normal to have discharge from only one nipple, especially accompanied by the pain and itching you describe. However, nipple discharge (especially when it is clear) is associated with breast cancer only a small percentage of the time. There are many other reasons or causes for the discharge.
You have sought medical evaluation and that is good. You need to continue to follow your physician's advice and have the ultrasound that has been ordered. You note in your message that the physical exam performed by all the physicians you visited did not reveal any abnormalities. Therefore, you need to have the ultrasound to determine if there are any abnormalities that are not able to be detected by physical exam.
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M Joyce Dienger, DNSc, RN Assistant Professor of Nursing College of Nursing University of Cincinnati |
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