Can a lump under armpit be breast cancer.?

Question

Am always scared of brest cancer i have 2 family member that have or have had it. I found a lump about the size of penny under my left arm pit. I have no idea what it is. and its a holiday weeked. Any ideas so my weekend be more relaxed

Answer 1

i would say it is just an enlarge lymph node, i get them in my armpits all the time...nothing to really worrry about but, to be on the safe side i would go to your doctor when they open. but like i said its probably just a lymph node

Answer 2

It may be just a swollen Lymph node or even cancer. It is very difficult to tell it here, if it is cancer or not. Hence you should have a checkup by a doctor, who will if necessary do some test and tell you what is exactly happening.

In the breast, the primary lymph nodes are under the armpit, or axilla. Classically, the primary tumor begins in the breast and the first place to which it is likely to spread is the regional lymph nodes. Cancer, as it invades in its place of origin, may also work its way into blood vessels. If cancer gets into the blood vessels, the blood vessels provide yet another route for the cancer to spread to other organs of the body.

A common finding that leads to diagnosis is the presence of a lump within the breast. Skin dimpling, nipple retraction, or discharge from the nipple are less frequent initial findings prompting biopsy. Though bloody nipple discharge is distressing, it is most often caused by benign disease. Skin dimpling or nipple retraction in the presence of an underlying breast mass on examination is a more advanced finding.

Anyway do not get alarmed and be relaxed. Go to Doctor as early as possible, without wasting any time as CANCER IS STILL AN ENIGMA.-

Answer 3

It could be an ingrown hair that happens to my all the time there. Is it sore..other than that you should get it checked if its not sore.

Answer 4

Might be just some fatty tissue. Go to a doctor and get it checked out.

Answer 5

I don't think it's cancer, so it's not necessary to go running to a doctor over this week end. My wife has had lots of lumps and bumps over the years, and each time she has a mammogram (you may want to get one) it just shows areas that are like small sists (sp) that can be drained. I am not sure about your age, but it's always good to have things checked out and get an age and family history appropriate physical.  

Answer 6

Missmary is correct, you have lymph nodes under your arms that swell.  However they only do this when they are fighting an infection.  I really doubt it is breast cancer but you still need to get it checked out.  Enjoy your weekend, it is not life threatening, and the Dr will probably give you some antibiotics and send you on your way!  If you start to have hot flashes, run a fever, or any other symptoms get to the ER.  Like I said you probably have an infection, some of them can be very harmful!

Answer 7

A lump could be a symptom of breast cancer, but most lumps on the breast or under the arm aren't cancerous. It may well be a swollen lymph node, which can simply be a sign of infection, even a slight  infection you don't realise you've had

If it's still there after the weekend, see your doctor; don't panic and feel you have to see a doctor immediately, Tuesday or later in the week will be fine.

You don't say which two family members have had breast cancer or how old they are/were, but hereditary breast cancer is rare. Only 5 - 10% of breast cancer cases are hereditary. To be at increased risk, you would have to have inherited one of the rare faulty genes responsible for hereditary breast cancer, BRCA1 or BRCA2, from one of your parents. If one of them carried it, you would have a 50% chance of inheriting it though inheriting it wouldn't mean you'd definitely get breast cancer.

With one in nine women getting breast cancer at some time in their lives, and with 90%+ of breast cancer cases being random rather than hereditary, it's not unusual for two or more women in the same extended family to have non-hereditary breast cancer.

After I was diagnosed, my oncologist was able to assure me that my breast cancer was not hereditary and that other members of my largely female family were not at increased risk.

There may very well be no need for you to worry so much about breast cancer.

As with other cancers, breast cancer that's diagnosed after the age of 50 is less likely to be hereditary.

Anyway enjoy your weekend, and remember that most lumps aren't cancerous. And if you're young, you have far less chance of having breast cancer - 80% of those diagnosed are over 50, it's rare in women under 40 and it's almost unheard of in under 25s