What are the symptoms of breast cancer?

A change in how your breast feels or looks. For example, it may feel heavy, warm or uneven, or the skin may look pitted

Changes in your nipple. For example, the nipple might be pulled back into the breast (known as an inverted nipple)

Discharge from your nipple, such as blood

A rash that makes your nipple red and scaly. It may just be eczema, but it could be a sign of a rare type of cancer known as Paget's disease of the nipple.

Many women learn that they have breast cancer before they get any symptoms. They usually find out after they have a mammogram. (A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast.) Mammograms can reveal lumps that are too small to feel. All women aged 50 to 70 in the UK are invited for a mammogram every three years.[1] Women outside these ages aren't invited for routine mammograms, but can ask their GP for screening if they think they need it.