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Paget's

My main reaction to this message was that it would alarm thousands of women
unnecessarily for a rare form of breast cancer, and send them to their HCPs
demanding expensive testing for what is not LIKELY to be cancerous.

 > 2. A sore on your nipple that will not heal.

Any sore that will not heal rates investigation by a health care provider
-- that's a no-brainer.  Surely any competent caregiver would suspect
cancer reasonably quickly, as long as the patient didn't give up when
whatever was first tried didn't work.

 > your doctor should suspect cancer if the sore is only on one breast.

Huh?  I didn't think it was THAT unusual to have dermatitis or nipple
problems on just one side.  Any other comments on this line?

 Sylvia Steiger RN SFNP BS NFPP, Cheyenne Wyoming USA