Does a Breast Discharge Mean Cancer?

A discharge from the breasts is a warning sign for breast cancer, but does it always mean cancer? Certainly not. Most often it is a benign symptom and is due to hormonal changes, medicines or other benign causes.

A discharge is the first sign in only 3% of women with breast cancer but for men who develop breast cancer, it is the first sign 20% of the time.

A watery discharge is the least common type…