Breast cancer symptoms: This viral lemon photo is crucial to early diagnosis

Johns Hopkins Medical Center reportsthat 40 percent of diagnosed breast cancers aredetected by women who feel a lump.But a breast mass is not the sole waythe disease can present itself.There are 12 common symptoms associatedwith breast cancer, and the Know YourLemons Campaign has created a useful chartillustrating each one as it appears.The handy graphic went viral in 2017 afterbreast cancer survivor Erin Smith Chieze shared iton her Facebook and revealed that it actuallyhelped her diagnose her own cancer.In her post, Chieze went on to call onher friends to share real information like thelemon photo, which may have saved her life.“We need to give real information—not cute hearts.

If you truly want tohelp ... share photos like this one”.When breast cancer is detected earlyand in the localized stage, the 5-yearrelative survival rate is 99 percent.That rate decreases the longer thecancer goes without detection.In other words, early detection isone of the most important factors insuccessfully treating the disease