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My friend is 14 and she said she found a lump on her boob..now she thinks she has brest cancerand her grandma died of brest cancer and it skips a generation in her family!i told her she doesn't have it but yer..can she actually have it at her age???coz im starting to get worried!i told her that you cant get it at this age and that its highly un-likely

the lump might be not be cancer... i got a mate and she has heaps of lumps in her boobs, got them checked out and they werent. So tell your friend not to worry but to go for a check up... Im sure she'll be just fine

its just because they are growing, her breast are probably developing and the tissue has a tendency to be dense in areas as she develops. Dont worry, its just puberty and hormones that make breasts kind of lumpyYoung people are much less likely to get cancer, and there are all sorts of other things the lump could be. But the only sensible thing to do is show it to a doctor and get a professional opinion. If it IS something serious, the chances are much better the earlier it's diagnosed.

At 14 the chances of breast cancer are very, very, very close to zero. Breast cancer is mainly a disease of ageing: 80% of people diagnosed with it are over 50, it’s rare in women under 40 and it’s almost unheard of in under 25s.The American Cancer Society and other cancer organisations recommend that women start breast self-examination at the age of 20 - there’s a reason for that.Only 5-10% of breast cancer cases are hereditary, and no it doesn't skip a generation.Most breast lumps, even in women over 50, aren't cancerous.Your friend should talk to her mother, or to her school nurse for reassurance