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Breast - Nipple changes and discharges

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Nipple discharge

Nipple discharge is worrying as it may be associated with cancer. The majority of people with a nipple discharge do not have cancer especially if they are young, the discharge is not bloody or if it comes from more than one duct.

Nipple discharge and its causes
Nipple discharge is worrying as it may be associated with cancer. The majority of people with a nipple discharge do not have cancer especially if they are young,

Nipple inversion
It can be normal to have inverted nipples, but it is not normal to have a change in the shape or the form of the nipple.

How is Paget's disease of the nipple diagnosed?
Most women notice this disease themselves. It may look like eczema of the nipple at first. Eczema should respond to simple treatment with corticosteroid creams. If a rash on the nipple does not disappear with such treatment, then Paget�s disease is suspected.

How is Paget's disease of the nipple treated?
Since Paget�s disease of the nipple is essentially a diagnosis of breast cancer per se the treatment is the same as that for any other form of breast cancer which has been diagnosed early enough for surgery.

Paget's disease of the nipple - Client
Paget�s disease of the nipple is a rare type of breast cancer, which occurs mainly in older women, and appears as a rash on the nipple.

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