Personal and family histories of breast cancer and lifestyle habits, including diet, exercise and how you handle stress, can all affect breast-cancer risk.
The National Cancer Institute suggests keeping an eye out for the following signs:
- A lump or thickening in or near the breast or in the underarm area
- A change in the size or shape of the breast
- Nipple discharge or tenderness
- An inverted nipple
- Ridges or pitting on the breast (resembling an orange peel)
*]A change in the look or feel of the breast, areola or nipple (such as temperature, swelling, redness or a scaly feel)
(Source: Dr. Weil’s website)