6. Although lumps are usually painless, pain or tenderness in the breast can be a sign of breast cancer.
5. Any change in the size, contour, texture, or temperature of the breast. A reddish, pitted surface like the skin of an orange could be a sign of advanced breast cancer.
4. A lump in the breast or underarm that persists after your menstrual cycle. Often the first apparent symptom of breast cancer, breast lumps are painless, although some may cause a prickly sensation. Lumps are usually visible on amammogram long before they can be seen or felt.
