How can you tell if you have breast cancer?
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It might depend on the cancer. Stage I breast cancer is the earliest stage of invasive breast cancer. At this stage, the cancer cells have spread beyond the original location and into the surrounding breast tissue. Because a stage I tumor is small, it may be difficult to detect. However, breast s....
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You cannot be sure if you have breast cancer just by detecting a lump in the breast. A biopsy is necessary to identify if a lump is cancerous or not. For this, you have to visit a specialist who will examine your breasts and ask for some diagnostic tests.Though, at home, to identify any lumps, you can do a self breast examination.