Tender spot on right breast

[katniss]

Ladies I know no one can help me online but I’m really panicking. I read that localized one sided pain is more often a sign of cancer than diffuse pain in one breast. I am only 31 :( But according to stats there is a 1 in 228 risk of getting B.C. at this age. I’m just worried because the pain is ONLY there when I press that area or sleep on that side. Otherwise it’s not there.

I’m trying to get a doc appointment but my doc is not in til Monday. I can’t make appointments in advance because then it’s all I think about and it gives me anxiety. So I’m planning on calling Monday to get an appointment for that day. But I am such a wreck. I was looking for reassurance on google because I couldn’t find posts like mine on NMP. But instead of reassurance I found scary information (obviously)

[Carys]

You absolutely WILL NOT find reassurance on google, you will find cancer cancer cancer. Simple as that. I really don't know why you thought you would find reassurance?

You are not reading stats correctly at all. This is obviously what you read....

Is breast cancer common in 30 year olds?

This means that 1 in 1,732 women in this age group can expect to develop breast cancer. Put another way, your odds of developing breast cancer if you are in this age range are 1 in 1,732. If your current age is 30, the probability of developing invasive breast cancer in the next 10 years is .44%, or 1 in 228.

You are reading something called the 'absolute' risk for the next 10 years!

Absolute risk is used to describe an individual’s likelihood of developing breast cancer. It is based on the number of people who will develop breast cancer within a certain time period.

Breast cancer under the age of 40 is not that common, infact I've just checked our UK cancer research stats and in your age range of 30-34 years old there are 30 cases per 100,000 people anually. This then rises to the peak ages of diagnosis which are 65+ and is obviously much higher. I've checked US stats and it is about the same 25-30 cases per 100,000 people diagnosed with breast cancer per year at your age. I think you will agree that is VASTLY different to what you think it is.

Now, if you were to look up benign diagnoses in your age range for breast issues, those would be the largest factor. Of course 'some' people get it, but you are describing no other symptoms than a pain you can feel if you press. See your doctor if you feel it is the right thing to do, but its not an emergency