cancerous lumps

[Guest guest]

Ok, I was researching the difference between non-cancerous lumps and

cancerous. here's a paragraph from Cancer.gov:

Your health care provider feels each breast for lumps and looks for

other problems. If you have a lump, your doctor will feel its size,

shape, and texture. Your doctor will also check to see if it moves

easily. Benign lumps often feel different from cancerous ones. Lumps

that are soft, smooth, round, and movable are likely to be benign. A

hard, oddly shaped lump that feels firmly attached within the breast is

more likely to be cancer.

Ok, my lump is hard and is firmly attached. It feels like I have a

pebble in there.

now I'm confused.....

[Guest guest]

my primary physician told me " this can't be cancer it moves " . my surgeon said

after the lumpectomy that it was perfectly round and smooth. test results came

back next day and I was diagnoised with Stage III. Everyone is different I

suppose.

Tammy

hicksfam2005 hicksfam@...> wrote:

Ok, I was researching the difference between non-cancerous lumps and

cancerous. here's a paragraph from Cancer.gov:

Your health care provider feels each breast for lumps and looks for

other problems. If you have a lump, your doctor will feel its size,

shape, and texture. Your doctor will also check to see if it moves

easily. Benign lumps often feel different from cancerous ones. Lumps

that are soft, smooth, round, and movable are likely to be benign. A

hard, oddly shaped lump that feels firmly attached within the breast is

more likely to be cancer.

Ok, my lump is hard and is firmly attached. It feels like I have a

pebble in there.

now I'm confused.....

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