What to do if you have a breast lump but no pain

In recent years, female friends have become more and more concerned about their own bodies, mainly because some diseases specific to women are occurring more and more frequently, such as breast cancer, uterine cancer, breast hyperplasia, breast nodules, etc. These diseases may cause serious harm to the female body. Some women find that they have breast lumps when they check their bodies. What should they do if the breast lumps are not painful?

1. Overview

Many times women find lumps in their breasts but do not care if they do not cause any pain. In fact, many breast lumps from breast cancer usually do not cause obvious pain or discomfort in the early stages, so they are often already very large when discovered. Pain only occurs in the late stages when local skin becomes ulcerated and infiltrated. The mass often grows progressively and has the characteristics of a malignant mass such as being solitary, hard, and having poor mobility. Clinically, the less painful a breast lump is, the more attention it should be paid. Because painless breast lumps are one of the characteristics of breast cancer.

2. Steps/Methods:

1. General inflammatory and proliferative breast lumps are accompanied by pain. The former is often accompanied by more severe breast pain, while the latter is often accompanied by premenstrual breast pain. Generally speaking, inflammatory breast lumps are often accompanied by more severe breast pain, and the local area of ​​the lump is also accompanied by obvious inflammatory reactions such as redness, swelling, heat, and pain.

2. However, the lumps of breast fibroadenomas are painless and are often discovered accidentally. However, breast fibroadenomas are more common in young women and are multiple. The lumps are mostly regular circles with firm textures, clear boundaries, and great mobility. Their diameters usually do not exceed 3 to 4 centimeters, and there is almost no skin ulceration or infiltration. These are important differences from malignant lumps.

3. However, breast lumps caused by breast cancer usually do not cause obvious pain or discomfort in the early stages, so they are often already very large when discovered. Pain only occurs in the late stages when local skin becomes ulcerated and infiltrated. The mass often grows progressively and has the characteristics of a malignant mass such as being solitary, hard, and having poor mobility.

3. Notes:

So through the above explanation, female friends should know that if it is a painful lump, it may be a hyperplastic lump or inflammation, but if it is a lump that is not painful and does not move, you should beware of breast cancer!