Recently inverted nipple no lump

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Nikolemarek
Nikolemarek Member Posts: 2
edited April 2018 in Not Diagnosed But Worried

so Breast cancer runs in my family and I previously had cervical cancer when I was young. Recently (in last 6 months) my right nipple, and only my right nipple, has become inverted. It’s not all the time, but often enough for me to become concerned. I haven’t felt any lumps outside of an occasional cyst in my armpit during my period. Sometimes I am able to pinch and it will come out and others it won’t. Should I be concerned at all or is this normal? I haven’t gotten it checked out because I haven’t felt a lump at all.

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  • mustlovepoodles
    mustlovepoodles Member Posts: 2,825
    edited April 2018

    Since its something new, you prolly ought to get your doctor to look at it. Couldn't hurt. Your history of cervical cancer doesn't really increase your risk, but your family history of BC does. Let know how it goes.

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  • kmartin3243
    kmartin3243 Member Posts: 108
    edited April 2018

    I would definitely get checked out by my obgyn ..especially based upon the history that you described. It's better to be safe. Sometimes ultrasounds pick up things that we can't see or feel.

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  • Nikolemarek
    Nikolemarek Member Posts: 2
    edited April 2018

    does it matter if the person in my family was not an immediate family member? It was a great grandmother on my mom’s side and I know nothing about my father’s side. The only thing I’ve noticed is that the nipple area has more of those little bumps lately (was told those are normal and everyone gets them) I’m sometimes sore but not in pain. Also my periods are crazy. I’m on meds cause my IUD went MIA and have been diagnosed with pCOS and had a persons time hat lasted 40 days. So that hasn’t messed up my ability to know if my breasts are sore because hormones or not

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  • mustlovepoodles
    mustlovepoodles Member Posts: 2,825
    edited April 2018

    Your great-grandmothers breast cancer counts, but it doesn't mean you have a strong family history. If that's the only breast cancer in the family, I'd daresay that your risk is about average.

    You don't say how old you are, but breast cancer is generally speaking a disease of older women. Young women can get it, but your risk is much lower before 40 than it is after 60 (and even then, it's about 12% over a womans lifetime.). Since this is a new finding for you, I'd recommend having it checked.

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  • MelissaDallas
    MelissaDallas Member Posts: 7,268
    edited April 2018

    Yes, you should get new changes checked.

    Cervical cancer is usually caused by the HPV virus and is thereforenot a "breast cancer risk gene" condition. A single great-grandmother barely counts on the genetics side, especially if she was diagnosed post menopause, so neither of those things appear to be of concern.

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