weird thing

[loveydovey]

Hey I am 19 years old and for a few months i have had this thing next to my left nipple.  It literally looks like another nipple, but its weird.  Now it is a little scabbed and red because I picked at it last night.  This is on my left breast.  Also on my left breast there is a small patch of redness thats a little peely.  It hasnt bothered me too too much until this week where i became really worried about it.  Ive been looking online all over the place and see different things and i dont know what to believe.  im scared as heck to go to the doctors though =( i dont want to have breast cancer if thats what it is...i dont know if im too young for breast cancer, or if im like over reacting and its just a random little skin thing, or what...im so scared please help me

[loveydovey]

i dont know if its a wart because theres also another random patch of red skin lower on my breast thats flaky and peeling and red...thats really recent actually, like beginning of this month or so..im worried...like really worried..what if its pagets disease of the breast?

[Fernando Roque, MD]

Hi.  At your age, you're at a very low risk for developing breast cancer.  From your description, what you have on your left breast may be a wart, but it's probably best to consult with a doctor just to be sure.  Don't worry about it too much because its most likely NOT cancer.