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What are the signs of breast cancer?

Im 13. And im scared i might have breast cancer. i've been getting strange scratches on my darker part [i don't like the word] and right before i got in the shower i found in the very center it was white...and the rest was pink. i told my mom...but i dont want her to check them because mine look funny so im waiting to go to the doctor. and also my pink part is very light and big. please dont answer this in a perverted way.

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1. It is EXTREMELY rare for someone as young as you are to get breast cancer, and in any case the things you describe are not breast cancer symptoms.
   
   See your doctor, set your mind at rest and forget about it.
   For reference, the signs and symptoms of breast cancer are:
   
   change in size - one breast may have become noticeably larger or lower
   
   nipple change - if it becomes inverted (pulled in) or changes its position or shape
   
   rash - on or around the nipple
   
   discharge - from one or both nipples
   
   puckering or dimpling - around nipple
   
   swelling – in your armpit or around your collarbone (from lymph nodes)
   
   lump or thickening - that feels different from the rest of the breast tissue - but remember that most breast lumps are not cancerous
   
   constant pain - in one part of your breast or in your armpit.
   
   Early breast cancer may have no symptoms at all.
   
   And Snakehawk, men get breast cancer too
2. signs of breast cancer include feeling your breast and searching lumps inside mainly but its better off going to get them checked.
   
   hope its not anything bad!
   
   or it could just be that they are still continuously growing
3. lumps or knots or discharge from the breast
4. feel around, is there a lump?
5. uhh, well from I remember from sex ed in highschool, this is normal for girls your age. also, i dont think its possible to get breast cancer this young.
6. um idk...but u shouldnt worry. 13 is pretty young to get breast cancer. but yes, even so, get it checked by a doctor.
7. Do not worry so much about having breast cancer. You are only 13 and people generally do not start developing it until they are 40ish. Also, as the first guy said, you have to feel for lumps. We had a demonstration in health class, and you do it by running your fingers on your breasts, searching for lumps, applying a different amount of pressure each time you try it (soft-medium-hard). As a guy, it was a bit weird to receive this demonstation of course, but at least I can help you now :D
   
   Nonetheless, go to the doctor, because it may be something else, serious or not.