I have a lump around breast?

Question

i am a male and i have a bump that feels like it is behind my left nipple, and idk what it is, it has been there for a couple of months and i haven't thought anything of it until recently when someone suggested it might be cancer...any ideas what it is or if this had happened to anyone else? I am sixteen also,

Answer 1

most likely, because of your age, its a cyst, a painless lump of gristle or fat under your skin. but defo go to the dr and get checked out asap.

cysts can be removed if they are bothering you.

please just go asap and get the dr to check it over for you though asap to be sure.

Answer 2

Hi Matthew,

It's true that men can get breast cancer. For peace of mind I would go and see a doctor asap. A lot of the time it's not cancer, so don't get worried till you see a doctor and you hear what he has to say. However, I lost someone close to me a few months ago due to breast cancer. She had been in denial for months and ignored this lump she found hoping it would go away. When a friend found out about it and coaxed her into seeing a doctor she had had the lump for more than 6 months. In the end it had spread to her lymphnodes and she had to have them removed from her left side. It took 3 years for the cancer to spread and eventually kill her. It was all over her body. She was just 41 when she died. I cannot express this more so then now. If you fine abnormalities in your breast, male or female go and see a doctor and insist they do a biopsy. Some doctors will tell you to wait some will say we'll try other methods etc. At the end of the day you are in charge of your own health and you are the only one that really cares.

Answer 3

I wouldn't jump to conclusions just yet, but I'd definitely talk about it with your parents.  Making a doctor's appointment seems to be the best idea!  Good luck!

Answer 4

i think you need to go to a docter cuz you might breast cancer or a tumor

Answer 5

don't worry too much, go see you doctor just in case, i had the same thing and the doctor said to me its just a small lump of tissue that develops and goes away in time and it did, the chance of you having cancer is tiny so don't worry too much just check in with the doctor.

Answer 6

Men can get breast cancer, its not to often, but it definitely happens. You should get it checked out.