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Too young for breast lumps?
What is the average age that women find lumps in their breasts?
Well thanks for your replies, I went to get an ultrasound yesturday and they told me it looked like a fibroidadenoma but they will tell me for sure probably tomorrow. Seems like everythings okay though. Just got a little panicked! Thanks again
breasts are lumpy. Teenagers get lumps. Women of all ages get lumps. Many things other than cancer cause lumps. In teenagers, it might be a fibroadenoma, a harmless tumor. After teenage, it might be fibrocystic changes, cysts, dysplasia, etc. After menopause, a new lump has a bit more likelihood of being serious. Any new lump needs evaluation. Most turn out to be ok.
Dear skayucf: Women can find lumps in their breasts at any age. Breasts can feel lumpy from development on. If you are asking at what age women can develop breast cancer - late teens is the earliest I have ever heard of but the average age for developing breast cancer is probably in the late 50's. Of course, breast cancer can occur in the absence of feeling a lump.
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