Need reassurance

Hi my daughter (16) found a lump just under nipple area and I am frantic. My mum survived inflammatory breast cancer at 52 but then I lost her to undiagnosed cancer at 72. Ever since then I've had health anxiety so struggling to keep it together for my daughter. 

she went through rapid breast growth in the last month , went from a b to dd even though she's a slim size 8. I've taken her to doctors who said it didn't feel like anything nasty but will do ultrasound after her next period if there is no change.

Can rapid breast growth cause a lump? Can I feel fairly reassured that doctor said it didn't feel nasty? Can they tell just by feeling ? How common are breast lumps at this age?

I would be absolutely grateful for any advice thank you

 

 

  • Hello and thanks for your post

    Whenever someone contacts us with something that is worrying them we always suggest they make an appointment to see their GP and get checked out to be on the safe side. And I see that you and your daughter have done that. I don’t think your daughter needs to be overly concerned as breast cancer would be very rare in someone of her age. The symptoms she has are much more likely to be caused by ordinary everyday problems that teenagers may get from time to time. This can often be related to hormonal changes.

    Breast lumps are very common in young girls. As your daughter’s breasts are still developing, changes may develop and these are nearly always due to normal changes in the breast tissue. But, I appreciate it can still be worrying when she finds differences in how her breasts look or feel.

    The organisation Breast Cancer Now has some information about what is normal at this link.They also have some more information for teenagers here.  

    To put her mind at rest, it would be a good idea for your daughter to do what the GP has suggested .Wait until her period has passed  as many lumps reduce or go away after this time. If there is no change then an ultrasound scan will be arranged. Hopefully this will put both your minds at ease.

    I hope this helps.

    Kind regards,

    Celene

  • Thank you, the link and information was really helpful.