- Rash
- Thickening of the skin
- Shooting pain
- Increased warmth in the breast
- One breast appearing larger and feeling warmer and/or heavier than the other
- Breast tenderness, pain or itching
Some changes are localized to the breast, upper abdomen or the rear part of the chest. Changes in color may be difficult to detect in African Americans and in obese patients with very large breasts. Patients may see changes in the breast from one day to the next, and skin changes may occur in less than six months.
Though IBC represents 1 percent to 5 percent of all breast cancers, it accounts for 10 percent to 15 percent of all breast cancer deaths.
4. A sore on the breast that’s not healing
A red, scaly, flaky nipple, and any persistent skin change, including blood or fluid from the nipple, may be a sign of Paget’s disease of the breast, another rare form of breast cancer. This disease originates in the nipple. It’s not usually invasive and is most commonly diagnosed in patients in their 70s and 80s.
