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Nipple lump, discharge, etc..

Hi, I am a 14 year old girl. For a long time now I've had breast pain, discharge, tenderness, itchiness, and my nipple is and has been lumpy and red for a long time. Sometimes I get little bumps around my boobs. I did some research and my left boob is bigger than the other (which is the one with the problems). I felt around and a little above my nipple FEELS like a lump, but I'm not sure of what a lump feels like. Other than that, I physically cannot see anything. I told my mom and she looked and told me that it looked weird (she's a RN), but it may be Fibrocystic Breast Disease. Please help me out. I am truly scared. Oh and I forgot to mention, two of my grandma, two of my aunts,  and both of my uncles have or have had cancer.
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Hi,
Please don't worry too much about the lump under your nipple. What you have has nothing to do with breast cancer. The changes you are going through are extremely common at 14, because at this age your hormones are changing and all this makes breast lumps much more likely. Feeling a lump or lumps is inevitable and it's part of growing up.
Try to limit chocolates and dark colas as caffeine might increase pain and lumps in your breasts.
If your symptoms persists and both you and your mom are worried, then don't ignore it. Ask your mom to make an appointment with your pediatrician for a clinical examination just to make sure you don’t  have an infection that should be treated with antibiotics.
All the best to you…
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