Symptoms of Stage 1 Breast Cancer

Breast cancer stage 1 is an early stage breast cancer. This is a condition in which breast cancer lumps are 2 cm in size or smaller. This lump still has not spread to the lymph nodes in the armpit.

Breast cancer is one type of cancer that is quite scary for a woman, after cervical cancer. Cancer cells will grow and attack your breast tissue, such as milk outlet, lobules (milk-producing plants), along with other supporting tissues such as fat tissue. Lifestyle, hormonal, and environmental factors are suspected as the cause of this cancer. However, not everyone with a similar lifestyle also has a risk for breast cancer. So it still needs further research.

Even so, there are several risk factors that allow you to develop breast cancer. For example, if you are 50 years or older, if you have a close family or even a mother with ovarian cancer or breast cancer, a benign lump has appeared on the breast or has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Supposedly, breast cancer is not an inherited disease. However, there are certain genes, called BRCA1 and BRCA2, which increase a person's risk of developing breast cancer. This gene is thought to be passed down to the next generation.

Breast Cancer Characteristics You Need to Know


Having a risk or not, of course, there is no harm to recognize the characteristics of breast cancer. Especially breast cancer stage 1. In order, if the cancer cells are growing, you are not too late to treat it. Here are the characteristics of stage 1 breast cancer that you need to know.

• The appearance of a lump in the breast

The lump in the breast is one of the early signs of breast cancer. And this lump does not always hurt. Even so, not all lumps that appear are breast cancer lumps. This lump can be palpable when you do a personal check at home. Usually palpable when you are menstruating.

• The color of your breast skin changes

These color changes are sometimes confused with infections. In fact, if you are not sure of the lumps that appear in the breast, skin discoloration may make you more alert. At this stage, the skin of the breast will become red, as irritation, skin texture feels like orange peel, skin surface area of ​​the breast that is affected by cancer looks grooved, and skin thickening occurs. However, in certain types of breast cancer is quite rare, color changes do not occur.

• Putting hurt

The characteristics of another stage 1 breast cancer are with the appearance of changes in the nipple with pain. In addition, it is characterized by abnormal discharge from the nipple or nipple.

• A lump appeared on the armpits

Although called breast cancer, it does not mean a lump on the under armpits that you meet has nothing to do with this cancer. Breast tissue extends under the armpits. That's why cancer can spread to the lymph nodes under the armpits.


To recognize the characteristics of breast cancer stage 1 above, try to diligently do breast self-examination or breast self-examination every month. Diligent perform BSE also can help you recognize the texture of your breast tissue. So if you feel there is something unusual in the breast (not a change in the texture of the breast during Pre menstruation), you will be more aware of it.

Breast cancer is not less deadly with cervical cancer. Although the cause of this cancer still requires further research, it would not hurt to be more vigilant against this disease. You are still advised to maintain a diet and live a healthy life. Be diligent to do BSE. And if you feel potentially cancerous because your mother or relative has cancer, and you feel very worried, try to consult this with the doctor.