• A lump or thickening in the breast or underarm area
• Tenderness in the breast or nipple
• A change in breast or nipple shape
• Nipple discharge
• Red, swollen, or scaly skin on the breast or nipple

Note: Other factors that increase risk -- men can get breast cancer, too -- are family history (particularly breast cancer in the mother or sister), a diet high in saturated fat, obesity, early onset of menses or late menopause, being childless or being older at the birth of a first child, and taking hormones. A genetic mutation known as the BRCA gene (most common in those of Eastern European Jewish descent) greatly increases the risk of breast cancer, particularly when combined with a family history of the disease.