Breast Cancer

Urgent Referral - 2 week wait suspected cancer referral criteria

• Patients of any age with a discrete, hard lump with fixation, with or without skin tethering
• Women aged >30 years with a discrete lump that persists after their next period, or presents after menopause
• Women aged <30 years with a lump that enlarges
• Women aged <30 years with a lump that is fixed and hard
• Women aged <30 years and in whoom there are other reasons for concern such as family history
• Those with previous breast cancer, with new signs or symptoms
• With unilateral eczematous skin or nipple change that does not respond to topical treatent
• With nipple distortion of recent onset
• With spontaneous unilateral bloody nipple discharge
• Men, aged >50 years with a unilateral, firm subareolar mass

2 Week Wait Symptomatic Referral Criteria

• Current clinical symptoms not meeting above criteria

Other Referral Criteria

Consider in:

• Family history only