New Type of Breast Cancer Goes Un-Noticed

[Andrea Peto]

New Type of Breast Cancer Goes Un-Noticed

 Please Read ........This is important information for all of us!!!!!!!

PAGET'S DISEASE OF THE NIPPLE is a rare form of breast cancer, and is on
the outside of the breast, on the nipple and areola.  It appears as a rash
which later becomes a lesion with a crusty outer edge. I would not have
ever
suspected it to be breast cancer but it was. My nipple never seemed any
different to me, but the rash bothered me so went to my doctor's office
for that.

Sometimes it itched and was sore but other than that it didn't really
bother me, was just ugly and a nuisance, and would not clear up with all
the
creams given by doctor and dermatologist for the dermatitis on my eyes that
I
had just had prior to this outbreak. Therefore I went in to doctors office
for further assistance.

They seemed a little concerned but did not warn me it could be cancerous.
Now I suspect there are not many women out there who know a lesion or rash
on the nipple or areola can be breast cancer.

  What are the symptoms?
Mine started out as a single red pimple on the areola. One of the biggest
problems with Paget's disease of the nipple is that the symptoms appear to
be harmless. It is frequently thought to be a  skin inflammation or
infections, leading to unfortunate delays in detection and care.

 The symptoms include:
 1. A persistent redness, oozing, and crusting of your nipple causing it to
itch and burn. (As I stated mine did not itch much or burn, and no oozing
was I aware of, but it did have a crust along the outer edge on one side.

 2. A sore on your nipple that will not heal. (Mine was on the areola area
with a whitish thick looking area in the center of my nipple)

 3. Usually only one nipple is affected.

How is it diagnosed?
Your doctor will do a physical exam, and should suggest having a mammogram
of both breasts done immediately. Even though the redness, oozing and
crusting closely resemble dermatitis (inflammation of the skin),your doctor
should suspect cancer if the sore is only on one breast.

Your doctor should order a biopsy of your sore to confirm what is going on.
They will take a sample of your breast tissue in that area to test for
cancer. If the cancer is only in the nipple and not in the breast, your
doctor may recommend just removing the nipple and surrounding tissue or
suggest radiation treatments. Had my doctor caught mine right away,
instead of flaking it off as dermatitis perhaps they could of saved my
breast
and it wouldn't have gone to my lymph nodes.

This message should be taken seriously and passed on to as many of your
friends as possible, it could save someone's life. My breast cancer has
spread and metastasized to my bones, this after receiving mega doses of
chemotherapy, 28 treatments of radiation and taking Tamoxafin. If this
had been diagnosed in the beginning as breast cancer and treated right away
perhaps it would not have spread...... I did try to spread the word through
Rosie O'Donnell show on breast cancer awareness but it failed to trigger
enough importance to receive an  announcement on her show last year.
This is sad as woman are not aware of Paget's disease. If by passing this
around
on the e-mail we can make others aware of it and it's potential danger we
are helping women everywhere.

 PLEASE SEND THIS TO ALL THE WOMEN YOU CARE ABOUT;
 CANCER CAN BE FOUGHT IF WE  ARE ALL AWARE!










Dr Andrea Peto
Central European University
Budapest,  Nador u. 9
H-1051
phone: 36-1-3273192
GSM: 36-209-292519
fax: 36-1-3273191