Should I be concerned about this lump?

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Hello. I’m 24 and recently I’ve found a new lump in my right breast. At 21 I was diagnosed with fibroadenoma (left breast), I got an ultrasound and biopsy done which came back as fibroadenoma. I didn’t need surgery, it wasn’t big, they said it might shrink with time. 3 years later it’s still here but I found another lump in my right breast this time. It’s located in the upper outer part of my breast, I think its movable (I’m not sure what movable means, but when I press on it it kinda escapes from under my fingers) and I didn’t notice any other symptoms besides that lump. I have an appointment in breast clinic scheduled for 23rd of may so it’s still 12 days till the appointment and I’m going insane, I’ve been googling it over and over again, I’m stressed and sad, I’m only 24. I can’t think of anything else besides this lump, I keep on touching it all the time and checking if it’s still there hoping it’ll get smaller or something. But it doesn’t, it doesn’t grow too. I’m trying to convince myself it’s a hormonal thing, as I was on a birth control for 3 years and I stopped the pill in December 2024… I don’t know what to do with myself.

Laila

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Hi Laila, well done for getting it checked out. I had lots of lumpy bits in my 20s and 30s and they sound a bit like yours, and they were all fine when checked. The one I have in my 40s feels very different and is cancer. There’s no way of telling until you go to the breast clinic of course, but most lumps turn out to be benign - everything crossed for you xxx

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Hello laila.s

Thanks for posting. It sounds as difficult time while you wait for your breast clinic appointment

Breast changes can happen for many reasons. They may be due injury, due to hormonal changes as part of your monthly cycle, as you mention or due to benign conditions (not cancer) as @floss2 says. You’ll probably find your breasts change quite a bit throughout your life.

Breast cancer is uncommon in women in their 20s and 30s so the lump you have noticed is more likely to be because of one of the reasons mentioned above rather than cancer. You mention having had a fibroadenoma in the other breast. This may be another fibroadenoma. Although it’s tempting to constantly feel the lump, this can cause bruising and swelling and we know googling symptoms often increases anxiety rather than helps.

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