Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the second leading malpractice-related condition with most lawsuits arising out of misdiagnosis and delayed treatment. One problem is that a mammogram may be negative, even for women with a breast lump, but a negative mammogram does not definitively rule out breast cancer. Further tests are necessary. Another problem is that women under 50 can get breast cancer, but many doctors will assume a diagnosis of breast fibrocystic disease because of their age.

Symptoms of Breast Cancer:

• No early symptoms 
• Breast lump 
• Breast thickening 
• Lump near breast 
• Hard painless breast lump 
• Underarm lump 
• Breast changes 
• Breast size change 
• Breast shape change 
• Breast skin ridges 
• Breast skin pitting 
• Warm breast 
• Swollen breast 
• Red breast
• Scaly breast 
• Nipple changes
• Nipple discharge 
• Nipple tenderness 
• Nipple inverted 
• Warm nipple 
• Swollen nipple 
• Red nipple 
• Scaly nipple 
• Areola changes
• Warm areola 
• Swollen areola 
• Red areola 
• Scaly areola