When you inspect and feel your breasts, do you see or experience one or more of the following?

• a breast lump
• Your breast has changed size or shape
• Your breast’s skin become dimpled or has an “orange peel” look
• Your nipple inverts, becomes deformed and irregularly shaped
• Your nipple turns inward into the breast and sinks
• You have a nipple discharge which can be colored yellow, green or blood stained
• A lump appears in your armpit.
• soreness and redness of your breast and tenderness to touch
• heaviness, enlargement and thickness of your breast
• itchy reddish rash at your nipple or areola or both, the rash can also be flaky and scaly
• the rash surround a breast lump

If yes, you should seek a breast specialist immediately. These symptoms are signs of breast cancer but they can also be due to benign breast conditions. But don’t panic. The best decision you can do is to consult an expert breast specialist.

If you want more information, Dr. Georgette Chan, a female breast specialist and general surgeon can help you.

Dr Chan provides clinical consultation, assesses your breast cancer risk, conducts breast examination and does open and image-assisted breast biopsies. She can guide you with interpretation of abnormal mammograms, breast ultrasounds and breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging results. She expertly manages benign conditions, cancerous breast disorders and breast conditions during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Her newer breast surgery techniques spare the nipple and breast skin. She also performs sentinel node biopsy. Most importantly, she offers post breast cancer surgery counseling and rehabilitation.

Consulting a breast specialist immediately can save you from a poor outcome and complications of your breast condition. The best decision is to make that appointment now and beat the odds.