Do you faint from having breast cancer? are there any behavior changes? if not, what are the symtoms?

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Do you faint from having breast cancer? are there any behavior changes? if not, what are the symtoms?
1). Fainting...syncope. Not usually. The mechanism for syncope is a sudden drop or just a low blood pressure. That could be for several reasons, but all would involve Blood Pressure/Blood volume/cardiac output.


2). Behavior changes. Certainly possible, with reasons ranging from emotional to physiological in nature.


3). Symptoms range from "none" to "something obviously wrong", If you have a ?, you need to see an MD for a proper eval. Nobody on Y!A can "tell" you the symptoms AND diagnose you. Good luck.
Reply:there aren't necessarily any symptoms..there may be a lump felt or it may only be found with a mammogram...here are some links...





Breast Cancer Link list





American Cancer Society


http://www.cancer.org/docroot/lrn/lrn_0....





Breast Cancer.net News


http://www.breastcancer.net/1.php





Breast Cancer in Men


http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/conten...





CDC


http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/





Clinical Trials


http://www.multiplemyeloma.org/clinical_... (clinical trials frequently asked questions)


http://www.multiplemyeloma.org/clinical_... (basics of cancer clinical trials (need powerpoint)


http://www.multiplemyeloma.org/clinical_... (cancer clinical trials in depth (need powerpoint)


http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/res... (results of breast cancer clinical trials)


http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/sea... (find a clinical trial)


http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/search?... (clinical trials for female breast cancer)


http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/doc.aspx... (find a clinical trial for male breast cancer)





Genetics and breast cancer


http://www.genome.gov/10000507 (genome.gov)





Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation


http://cms.komen.org/komen/index.htm





Low Cost or Free Mammograms or pap tests in your area


http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/cancercontacts/...





Medline Plus


http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breas...





National Breast Cancer Foundation


http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/





National Cancer Institute


http://www.cancer.gov/





Nutrition and Support for cancer patients


http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MBC/MBC_6.... (nutrition for cancer patients)


http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MIT/mit_0.... (supporting cancer patients)





Staging and prognosis of Breast Cancer


http://www.cancermonthly.com/cancer_basi...





Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Procedure


http://www.breastbiopsy.com/mammotome_th...





Y-Me national Breast Cancer Organization


http://www.y-me.org/





3 books on disease symptoms and treatments





you could also get these books on ebay or amazon or a half price book store. (last two are very similar)..


1.Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine


2.Handbook of Diseases (Lippencott)


3.Professional Guide to Diseases (Springhouse)
Reply:I had stage 1 breast cancer ten years ago. I had no symptoms and found a very hard ,(like a rock), lump in my breast.


I had a partial mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation.


Chemotherapy can make you nauseous or lose your hair. It can also make your blood counts go down causing anemia.





I had no side effects from radiation at all.





The effects of my treatment lasted about a year with mild symptoms of nausea and irregular menses.
Reply:I don't think that fainting would be the prominent sign of breast cancer. A lump in your breast would be a good place to start. A lot of times there are not lots of symptoms.
Reply:You do not faint from breast cancer, unless you are so anemic from the chemo that your blood count goes ' down the toilet'. You do not have significant behavior changes unless it is a side effect of the chemo or it has metastisized to the brain.


Usually the only sign of breast cancer is a lump [ or a change in the skin or a change in the nipple or discharge from the nipple, or rarely, an indentation/dent ].


Many people don't even have that, and find their cancer at mammogram.