Deidre Sanders, 77, has shared that she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this summer. What started as an ache turned out to be a condition called ductal carcinoma in situ. Sitting side by side, Deidre and Doctor Nighat appeared on This Morning to talk about this type of breast cancer and its warning signs.
“I was just achy and I’m really glad that I was actually because that made me check,” said Deidre, speaking on the show.
While the 77-year-old’s only symptom was an ache, Doctor Nighat has outlined an array of other signs to be aware of.
The doctor said: “There are atypical symptoms and in fact, unusually, I sometimes have picked up breast cancer in the 15 years that I’ve been a doctor, where the symptoms have been completely unassociated.”
While changes in the skin or thickening of your breast are the usual red flags, the signs can also strike other parts of your body.
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Doctor Nighat has shared that the “unusual” symptoms to spot include:
- Backache
- Shoulder blade ache
- Jaw pain.
She continued: “Then, I’ve done a breast examination while the patient’s there and thought ‘Oh gosh, I can feel a thickening there’.
“So, knowing your family history, doing a regular self-examination is really important, and even offering up those unusual atypical symptoms to the doctor.”
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