what does a cancerous lump look like?

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Last week I felt a lump by my breast. I looked at it and it was on the outside. It looked like a brown spot. Came out of nowhere it seems. I thought it would go away. It hasn't. It's grown. It might be a boil not sure because i've never had one. Can a cancerous lump be on the outside? If so what would it look like, if anyone has experienced this?

[Ninastar]

I think any type of cancer can be on the outside, Im not 100% sure though. What ever it is, I would go and get it checked out.

[Lee.]

I'm no doctor, but I think any serious lumps are usually found within the actual breast tissue itself.. It is probably nothing, but I reckon lumps of any description should be checked out :)

DOn't worry though.. it's much more likely to be very little rather than something serious :)

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

I think any type of cancer can be on the outside, Im not 100% sure though. What ever it is, I would go and get it checked out.

:(

[MTVN]

I'd get the advice of a doctor, or a medical wesbite or something, not TiBB members :p

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

I'm no doctor, but I think any serious lumps are usually found within the actual breast tissue itself.. It is probably nothing, but I reckon lumps of any description should be checked out :)

DOn't worry though.. it's much more likely to be very little rather than something serious :)

I hope you're right. Gps nowadays treat you like they can't wait for you to get out of their office. Reason why many diseases are left undetected at early stages.

[Lee.]

I hope you're right. Gps nowadays treat you like they can't wait for you to get out of their office. Reason why many diseases are left undetected at early stages.



Yeah, you're right... But I do think in this sort of thing they would do as much as possible to put your mind at ease.

If you really don't like your GP, do you have a local well-woman clinic you could go to?

[Ammi]

I just googled breast lumps outside and it doesnt seem that uncommon but none of them where cancerous. If it was me I'd def have it checked out though just because I'd want to know what it is

[Lee.]

Is it sore?

[Vicky.]

Any lump should be checked out by a doctor, just incase. I'm sure its nothing to worry about though, so dont worry yourself too much. :)

[Jordan.]

It could just be a cyst, still you should get it checked out asap.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

^^ will definitely have it checked out.

Yeah, you're right... But I do think in this sort of thing they would do as much as possible to put your mind at ease.

If you really don't like your GP, do you have a local well-woman clinic you could go to?

I'm fairly new to my area. I've never looked into any local womans clinic but if i'm not please with how he handles it i'm going somewhere else. It's not the first time i've been worried about something like this. Like time I went to get checked he didn't feel anything and I had to show him where I felt something before he checked again and said ah probably nothing. That's just the breast tissue. I took his word for it at the time...
I'll make sure he knows I have a list of people to hunt down whenever i'm a ghost. :shrug:

[Ammi]

the only really good advise your going to get is from your GP - make an appointment now and put your mind at rest

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Is it sore?

Itchy. :(

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

the only really good advise your going to get is from your GP - make an appointment now and put your mind at rest

will do definitely.

[Lee.]

^^ will definitely have it checked out.



I'm fairly new to my area. I've never looked into any local womans clinic but if i'm not please with how he handles it i'm going somewhere else. It's not the first time i've been worried about something like this. Like time I went to get checked he didn't feel anything and I had to show him where I felt something before he checked again and said ah probably nothing. That's just the breast tissue. I took his word for it at the time...
I'll make sure he knows I have a list of people to hunt down whenever i'm a ghost. :shrug:

Lol.. If your doctor's a dickhead, your entitled to change to another one.. Ask about and see if anyone knows of a better one. I used to have the crappest doc imagineable but have now changed to a fab one.. He's interested, funny, young and to top it all rather dishy :)

[Ammi]

Lol.. If your doctor's a dickhead, your entitled to change to another one.. Ask about and see if anyone knows of a better one. I used to have the crappest doc imagineable but have now changed to a fab one.. He's interested, funny, young and to top it all rather dishy :)

hmmmm bet your a hypacondriac then:hugesmile:

[Ammi]

Itchy. :(

Itchy is good - lumps to worry about are not usually itchy sounds more like a skin thing but get it checked out and let us know how you get on

[Iceman]

http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/about-cancer/cancer-questions/is-an-itchy-painful-lump-a-sign-of-breast-cancer

[Lee.]

Itchy is good - lumps to worry about are not usually itchy sounds more like a skin thing but get it checked out and let us know how you get on

Yeah, I agree with this. Oh and it's not a boil either.. they're sore as **** ! :)

[Tom]

you've got cancer and you're going to die

in all seriousness, in the worst case scenario it could be skin cancer that just happens to be there.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

you've got cancer and you're going to die

in all seriousness, in the worst case scenario it could be skin cancer that just happens to be there.
Thanks for the comfort.

[Judas]

you've got cancer and you're going to die

in all seriousness, in the worst case scenario it could be skin cancer that just happens to be there.

Woo, thats not a joke that's just insensitive.

In all seriousness, I would go to a GP. Although this isn't really a debate.
Good Luck.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/about-cancer/cancer-questions/is-an-itchy-painful-lump-a-sign-of-breast-cancer

Thanks. I know nobody here would know what it is but my hope was maybe somebody had had something similar and could share experiences. Much better to reading a guide online sometimes. :shrug:

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Itchy is good - lumps to worry about are not usually itchy sounds more like a skin thing but get it checked out and let us know how you get on

I hope you're right. Will do.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Lol.. If your doctor's a dickhead, your entitled to change to another one.. Ask about and see if anyone knows of a better one. I used to have the crappest doc imagineable but have now changed to a fab one.. He's interested, funny, young and to top it all rather dishy :)

Lol must be great on your check ups then :hugesmile:

[fruit_cake]

I had what I thought was a lump once but I got it checked out, it turned out to be nothing.. I was told that cancerous lumps tend to be hard and often ripple the outside skin. Sometimes you get nipple inversion or a discharge too.. but I'd get it checked out pronto!

[Tom]

Thanks for the comfort.

epically ballsed up with the wording on that one

I meant because its on the outside, if its cancerous its most likely to be skin cancer. Just look around online for symptoms but don't scare youself, its probably just a harmless cyst or something but you need to get it checked out. just hope the doctor isn't a pervy old man :joker:

[Livia]

Last week I felt a lump by my breast. I looked at it and it was on the outside. It looked like a brown spot. Came out of nowhere it seems. I thought it would go away. It hasn't. It's grown. It might be a boil not sure because i've never had one. Can a cancerous lump be on the outside? If so what would it look like, if anyone has experienced this?

There are a thousand things it could be that are not at all serious. Try to remember that and try not to stress. Got to your doc though. Tomorrow, preferably and you can put your mind at rest.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

There are a thousand things it could be that are not at all serious. Try to remember that and try not to stress. Got to your doc though. Tomorrow, preferably and you can put your mind at rest.

Feeling kind of low today anyway. Maybe it's best if I die. :(

Thanks everyone. Called GP today but it was always busy. Will have to try again tomorrow.

[Patrick]

If you have it, you'll know about it lol

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:PqV1kFgimACKFM:http://www.daviddarling.info/images/skin_cancer_2.gif&t=1

Before I thought they were minor, like you couldn't see them but woah.

[Patrick]

That one is skin.

This one is breast.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9LOfdLMqsyU/SSh0pTleWWI/AAAAAAAAAP4/JmtKVpPceJI/s400/Cancer+Bump+1+(11-22-08).jpg

[Jords]

Hope its nothing x

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Patrick I saw those looked at mine and thought oh sh*t!! :/

Mama im gonna die. alert the family! Ya'll gonna need a diamond encrusted casket, prince charming crying while delivering my remebrance speech...:bawling: Na i'm kidding but it looks a bit similar except mine is brown, and a smaller. Could just be a spot. will find out i guess

[Twilight]

Go get it looked at, and chill out.

[Shasown]

I hope you're right. Gps nowadays treat you like they can't wait for you to get out of their office. Reason why many diseases are left undetected at early stages.

Yeah happens all the time that, doctors failing to spot and treat serious diseases. Bastards never get done for malpractice do they?

Nothing whatsoever to do with people failing to go to the doctor and have things checked out prefering instead to ask people on a website to reassure them they haven't got cancer and letting a pre cancerous growth grow and spread until it produces more painful symptoms.

Am glad you are not one of those and realise its best to get things checked early and that most lumps and growths are harmless.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Yeah happens all the time that, doctors failing to spot and treat serious diseases. Bastards never get done for malpractice do they?

Nothing whatsoever to do with people failing to go to the doctor and have things checked out prefering instead to ask people on a website to reassure them they haven't got cancer and letting a pre cancerous growth grow and spread until it produces more painful symptoms.

Am glad you are not one of those and realise its best to get things checked early and that most lumps and growths are harmless.

I enjoy sarcasm. :wink: I think I explained the main purpose of this thread was not to get a diagnosis but just wondered if anybody had had something similar and maybe could shed a light, meanwhile I was trying to book an appointment but line was busy and will try to call again tomorrow. Now sure if they can see me as emergency...satisfied? :conf:

[Kerry]

Yeah happens all the time that, doctors failing to spot and treat serious diseases. Bastards never get done for malpractice do they?

Nothing whatsoever to do with people failing to go to the doctor and have things checked out prefering instead to ask people on a website to reassure them they haven't got cancer and letting a pre cancerous growth grow and spread until it produces more painful symptoms.

Am glad you are not one of those and realise its best to get things checked early and that most lumps and growths are harmless.

Totally agree. Just get it checked out pronto

[Kerry]

I enjoy sarcasm. :wink: I think I explained the main purpose of this thread was not to get a diagnosis but just wondered if anybody had had something similar and maybe could shed a light, meanwhile I was trying to book an appointment but line was busy and will try to call again tomorrow. Now sure if they can see me as emergency...satisfied? :conf:

Most practices take appointments from 8:30am (but you need to ring at that time) otherwise go to an out of hours/walk in clinic at your local hospital

[Miss Ivy Balls]

Try to thinks positive.

I've got a lump on my penis, but it has been there for a couple of years now and I've never had it checked out. Too embarrassed.

PM me if you ever need to chat. :)

[Kerry]

Try to thinks positive.

I've got a lump on my penis, but it has been there for a couple of years now and I've never had it checked out. Too embarrassed.

PM me if you ever need to chat. :)

Will you be embarrassed to drop dead?

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Try to thinks positive.

I've got a lump on my penis, but it has been there for a couple of years now and I've never had it checked out. Too embarrassed.

PM me if you ever need to chat. :)

I'm not sure if you're joking but please go check it out. :/

Not only for yourself but for any partner you might be with. You never know what it might be.:hugesmile:

[Miss Ivy Balls]

Will you be embarrassed to drop dead?

No because I'd be dead.

It has been there long enough so I'm not bothered. Also, just most likely a normal lump. Us men have all sorts of lumps and bumps one our penises. It would be a different case if it was on my testicle.

[Kerry]

No because I'd be dead.

It has been there long enough so I'm not bothered. Also, just most likely a normal lump. Us men have all sorts of lumps and bumps one our penises. It would be a different case if it was on my testicle.

Just get it checked out. Docs have seen it all (and more) before. How long it's been there means nothing

[Mystic Mock]

No because I'd be dead.

It has been there long enough so I'm not bothered. Also, just most likely a normal lump. Us men have all sorts of lumps and bumps one our penises. It would be a different case if it was on my testicle.

you should pop your lump thomas.:joker:

[Kerry]

BTW ANYONE mucking about about cancer I won't be happy with. Trust me

[Mystic Mock]

BTW ANYONE mucking about about cancer I won't be happy with. Trust me

did you or somebody close to you have cancer?

[Kerry]

did you or somebody close to you have cancer?

It killed my mother when I was 5 years old

[Mystic Mock]

It killed my mother when I was 5 years old

im so sorry for your loss,and what an age to lose your mother aswell.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

It killed my mother when I was 5 years old
I'm sorry Kerry. :(

[Kerry]

im so sorry for your loss,and what an age to lose your mother aswell.

Lost my Dad at 10 years old too. It's why I'm so defensive :/

[Mystic Mock]

Lost my Dad at 10 years old too. It's why I'm so defensive :/

:(

[Kerry]

I'm sorry Kerry. :(

Thanks. Long time ago now

[Benjamin]

Enough now please everyone, this is a very sensitive subject

[InOne]

So we have two people that would rather tell us they have lumps on a forum rather than going to a doctor? What is the world coming to? :bored:

[Zippy]

I think fear of finding out that your worst thoughts are true is extremely common. The reason so many cancer victims die is because they put off checking up on the symptons for too long.

Some people just fear the doctors full stop. Plus these symptons often involve very private parts of the body. Nobody likes the idea of having their anus probed for suspected bowel cancer, for example.

Nobody should be judged on this matter.

[Kerry]

I think fear of finding out that your worst thoughts are true is extremely common. The reason so many cancer victims die is because they put off checking up on the symptons for too long.

Some people just fear the doctors full stop. Plus these symptons often involve very private parts of the body. Nobody likes the idea of having their anus probed for suspected bowel cancer, for example.

Nobody should be judged on this matter.

Not judging anyone

[Lee.]

I think fear of finding out that your worst thoughts are true is extremely common. The reason so many cancer victims die is because they put off checking up on the symptons for too long.

Some people just fear the doctors full stop. Plus these symptons often involve very private parts of the body. Nobody likes the idea of having their anus probed for suspected bowel cancer, for example.

Nobody should be judged on this matter.

Exactly what I said... before my completely inoffensive, non baiting, reasonable post was deleted!

[Shasown]

Exactly what I said... before my completely inoffensive, non baiting, reasonable post was deleted!

True but you may have quoted from a post that was offensive, baiting or unreasonable, its easier to remove a group of posts in a thread rather than go in and edit all the posts.

[Kerry]

Happy I've been infracted. Stop being melodramatic

[Benjamin]

True but you may have quoted from a post that was offensive, baiting or unreasonable, its easier to remove a group of posts in a thread rather than go in and edit all the posts.

Thankyou. It was for this reason. There were so many posts, I just wanted them gone to stop this thread spiralling away from the subject.

[Lee.]

True but you may have quoted from a post that was offensive, baiting or unreasonable, its easier to remove a group of posts in a thread rather than go in and edit all the posts.

Yeah.. suppose so. :)

[InOne]

Freedom of speech is an illusion. Someone somewhere can always find offence in even the most innoccuous harmless comment.

Doesn't leave much room for debate if people can't handle what someone says though.

[Josy]

Doesn't leave much room for debate if people can't handle what someone says though.

Its not a debate anyway if people can't get a point across without baiting and insulting other members.

[Lee.]

Happy I've been infracted. Stop being melodramatic

I've not been melodramatic once.. I have made a few points regarding the thread subject, that is all.

My final words on the subject; ITILYT & Thomas (and anyone else) don't let worry or fear stop you from getting yourself checked. It is very very likely nothing serious, but I promise you, you will feel like a weight has been lifted if you get it seen to. :)

[Kerry]

It's just very emotive to me

[InOne]

Its not a debate anyway if people can't get a point across without baiting and insulting other members.

I keep getting my posts deleted, but oh well lol

[Josy]

I keep getting my posts deleted, but oh well lol

I never deleted any posts.

[Shasown]

I keep getting my posts deleted, but oh well lol

Thats happened to me once or twice too. I just put it down to overly sensitive staff, or the fact I am an insensitive twat that easily rubs people up the wrong way, sometimes deliberately. :wink:

I never deleted any posts.

Me neither!

[Kerry]

I don't think anyone is pointing the finger as to who did it. Different mods will have different tolerences. It's just frustrating sometimes for we 'users' when we might just want to get it all out. As I said it's an emotive subject for me and I'm disappointed I got infracted for a view but I accept it

[Josy]

Thats happened to me once or twice too. I just put it down to overly sensitive staff, or the fact I am an insensitive twat that easily rubs people up the wrong way, sometimes deliberately. :wink:



Me neither!

You sure? I think your bluffing.

[Shasown]

You sure? I think your bluffing.

Honestly Josy I didnt. I havent used any of my super powers tonight. I am having a major problem with the uterus in my router.

[Z]

I found a lump on my testicles when I was 17, it was very scary and I found it just before I went on a school trip to London; I'd never made an appointment with a doctor by myself before so I wasn't really sure what to do - the practice was closed (this was in the evening) so I made an appointment via their website - embarrassingly I just typed out the details of my problem into the box thinking it would be sent to a doctor and I would get a reply; in fact it went to the admin staff so I spilled my guts to them - I can laugh about it now, but that made me feel even more embarrassed about going to the doctor over such a sensitive issue. I couldn't get an appointment sorted before I went on the school trip so arranged it for after I came back; and then (I'm still angry about this) they called my house to remind me of my appointment a few days beforehand - obviously I wasn't there so my mum asked if she could take a message and then spent days worrying about what was wrong with me, so when my dad came to pick me up from the trip he told me that the doctor had called about the appointment and asked me what was wrong...

I've never been one to have discussions like that with my parents (I never even got the talk about the birds and the bees from them) so I was absolutely mortified that they knew I was going to the doctor, but obviously had to tell them what the reason was to stop them fearing the absolute worst...

In the end, I went to the doctor (after panicking about the appointment and the lump for about a fortnight) and found the whole experience extremely embarrassing, but the lump turned out to be a sebaceous cyst and it went away of its own accord.

Moral of the story: no matter how embarrassing the thought of going to the doctor is; it's always better to be safe than sorry.

:)

[Tom]

I think fear of finding out that your worst thoughts are true is extremely common. The reason so many cancer victims die is because they put off checking up on the symptons for too long.

Some people just fear the doctors full stop. Plus these symptons often involve very private parts of the body. Nobody likes the idea of having their anus probed for suspected bowel cancer, for example.

Nobody should be judged on this matter.

For that reason I try and find a funny side to it (even though there isn't really one). It literally kills my family off one by one on both sides so its like a waiting game for some. My prospects aren't looking so good either

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

sigh. Thanks everyone. The doctor says it is nothing to worry about. It will go away in due time and was probably caused by stress and that I should return in 2 weeks.

I decided to register somewhere else to check again.

[BB_Eye]

what does a cancerous lump look like?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioassets/photos/2008/5/30/42175_2.jpg

[Lee.]

sigh. Thanks everyone. The doctor says it is nothing to worry about. It will go away in due time and was probably caused by stress and that I should return in 2 weeks.

I decided to register somewhere else to check again.

I completely understand you wanting a second opinion, but it's good that he said it was nothing to worry about. I'm sure even the worst doc would know if it was worth investigating further. My sis found a lump and her gp sent her to the hospital there and then. Thanfully it was just a cyst...

Is yours still itchy?

[Ammi]

phew glad its all ok - dont scare us again like that young lady!:hugesmile:

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

^^hehe thanks for caring! [would insert kiss emoticon here if there was one]

I completely understand you wanting a second opinion, but it's good that he said it was nothing to worry about. I'm sure even the worst doc would know if it was worth investigating further. My sis found a lump and her gp sent her to the hospital there and then. Thanfully it was just a cyst...

Is yours still itchy?
Still itchy yeah.Even though he seemed certain it was nothing to worry about I still want to be sure. Last year there was a cyst in my ovaries (nothing to worry about but I was at the time) and eversince then I worry about every little lump. :lol:

[Ammi]

^^hehe thanks for caring! [would insert kiss emoticon here if there was one]


Still itchy yeah.Even though he seemed certain it was nothing to worry about I still want to be sure. Last year there was a cyst in my ovaries (nothing to worry about but I was at the time) and eversince then I worry about every little lump. :lol:


I know what you mean, I had a brain tumour about 10 years ago - benign - it was fine but I think after that its easy to 'imagine' bumps and lumps or imagine them to be worse than they are. If something is worrying you, just get it checked out 9 times out of 10 its fine and you wont have to worry anymore. Dont let it become a monster in your mind.