Hi HarrietE,

A very warm welcome to the forum.

I was told this on three occasions. Fortunately, the third lump was benign. If a consultant suspects cancer they will usually tell you this straightaway. In most cases they are right, but occasionally biopsy finds that a lesion is benign. Although a lesion can look cancerous, the only reliable way to be sure, is to take a biopsy. This looks at the cells and determines whether they are cancerous or benign. By telling you that cancer is suspected, it gives you a little time to prepare for a diagnosis when the biopsy comes back.

Do you have a date to return for your results yet? This is always a worrying time, especially in someone so young. It is unusual to get breast cancer at your age, but sadly not impossible. Cancer treatments have advanced tremendously in recent years. I had 2 bouts of breast and1 of pre-cancer, all within a year of each other. That was16 years ago and I still lead a busy and fulfilling life. 

Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx