Breast cancers symptoms like those of any other organ can present in four main ways:

Local breast cancer symptoms:

• A lump or swelling.
• An area of thickening or dimpling.
• An inverted nipple.
• A change in the size or shape.
• Less common signs include swelling and redness of the skin or a bloodstained discharge from the nipple.
• A rash (like eczema) affecting the nipple.

Indicators of local spread:

• A swelling, lump in the armpit
• Pain in the armpit or down the arm

• Unexplained weight loss or pain.
• Breathlessness, weakness and malaise, nausea and vomiting, confusion.

Screening:

•  Remember many patients have no features of disease and are picked by screening