I've discovered a mole like growth on my breast surrounded by redness. Should I be worried?

I am 30 years old. Just yesterday I discovered a mole like growth on my left breast just under my areola. It is not dark in color and doesn't bother me in the least. I feel absolutely nothing when I touch it. Around the raised growth the skin is red. The growth is also reddish or pink but the skin around it is bright red. I don't examine my breasts daily but I do know that I did not have it last week. Is this something that I should be worried about? Has anyone else had the same problem or symptom? Thanks to all who answer. I appreciate your kind and thoughtful answers. Thanks again and may God bless you.

I've discovered a mole like growth on my breast surrounded by redness. Should I be worried?
Contrary to popular belief you should worry about a growth or lump if it does not hurt more than you should if it does not. This is so because if the lump does hurt chances are high that you may have hurt your self. Sometimes a person develops lumps during their period.





Signs that suggest a lump is more likely to be cancerous:


The lump is firm and hard


The lump is not discrete; it is not easily distinguishable


The lump is fixed in the breast; it does not move


There is only one lump


There is not an identical lump in the opposite breast


The skin of breast is dimpled


The lump is accompanied by bloody nipple discharge





Signs that suggest a lump is less likely to be cancerous:


The lump is soft


The lump is discrete; it is easily distinguishable


The lump moves in the breast


There are multiple breast lumps


There is an identical lump in the opposite breast


The lump disappears after the menstrual cycle








As women we should check our breasts monthly preferably a week after our pereods.


A self examination is easy and essential.


heres how you go about doing it.


Lie down with a pillow or folded towel under the right shoulder and place the right arm behind the head. Check the entire breast and armpit area using the pads of the first three middle fingers on the left hand to feel for lumps, changes, or irregularities in the right breast. Apply 3 pressures-light, medium, and deep-in dime-sized circles to feel the entire thickness of the breast." A firm ridge in the lower curve of each breast is normal. The exam should then be repeated on the left breast, using the finger pads of the right hand (the pillow or folded towel should also be moved under the left shoulder at this time).


It is important to thoroughly examine the entire area of the breast every month:


Outside: armpit to collar bone, and below the breast


Middle: the breast itself


Inside: the nipple area





cancerous tumors are more likely to be found in some parts of the breast than in others. Approximately half of all breast cancers occur in the upper, outer region of the breast toward the armpit.





Approximate percentage of breast cancers found in each area:


41% in the upper, outer quadrant


14% in the upper, inner quadrant


5% in the lower, inner quadrant


34% in the area behind the nipple


6% in the lower, outer quadrant





I suggest you visit your gp asap. If its nothing to worry about, you be in a better state of mind, if there is the earlier you treat it the better.





I hope that yoursare just a lump and that you will be fine


Good Luck
Reply:go to see a doctor.Is better
Reply:Go to the Dr. immediately. It may be nothing but it has to be checked. Please don't delay.
Reply:Breast cancer sucks, and it's better to be safe than sorry. Please do yourself a huge favor and make an appointment with your doctor as soon as possible. It may be nothing, but on the other hand it may be everything.
Reply:umm new moles i think may mean something you might want to go to your doctor and tell them about it
Reply:Get to the doctors it could be cancer, cancer moles or lumps don't hurt when you touch them. Good Luck and don't wait! Better to be sure then wrong.
Reply:you better hurry up and get over here and let me have a look it could be serious .but i hope not
Reply:I think U should consult ur doctor! Maybe it isnt serious yet but if it isnt checked than it could be worse!! Maybe it is an irritation from one of Ur bra.


or something bit U a bug or a spider!!


go to the doc if it is still there tomorrow our boobs are important!!!
Reply:Yes, you should be worried. I would schedule a doctor's appt ASAP. Even if it is not breast cancer, it could be skin cancer. Moles with inflamed skin around them need to be removed. The sooner you get it checked out the better, and better safe than sorry. If it is bad then can get it gone right away without any further treatment or risk.
Reply:I think it's cancer, the earlier you treat it, the better it is


Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer. Even so, if diagnosed and removed while it is still thin and limited to the outermost skin layer, it is almost 100% curable. Once the cancer advances and metastasizes (spreads) to other parts of the body, it is hard to treat and can be deadly. During the past 10 years the number of cases of melanoma has increased more rapidly than that of any other cancer. Over 51,000 new cases are reported to the American Cancer Society each year, and it is probable that a great many more occur and are not reported.





Melanoma is a malignant tumor that originates in melanocytes, the cells which produce the pigment melanin that colors our skin, hair, and eyes and is heavily concentrated in most moles. The majority of melanomas, therefore, are black or brown. However, melanomas occasionally stop producing pigment. When that happens, the melanomas may no longer be dark, but are skin-colored, pink, red, or purple.





Chronic exposure to sunlight is the cause of almost all basal cell carcinomas, which occur most frequently on exposed parts of the body -- the face, ears, neck, scalp, shoulders, and back. Rarely, however, tumors develop on non-exposed areas. In a few cases, contact with arsenic, exposure to radiation, and complications of burns, scars, vaccinations, or even tattoos are contributing factors