hello,

I never imagined in my 41 years on this earth, I'd be posting on this
discussion group.  Being a male, I have an odd feeling I have cancer,
but I'm not too sure.  Tuesday, I felt a lump on my chest (above my left
nipple), and the following day I awoke with a red, bruise-like mark
around the entire perimeter of my nipple.  The next day,  I went to the
doctors office, and he said it was most likely an infection, resulting
from rough sex ?  First, my girlfriend and I, havent had sex in over a
week, and secondly, she just happened not to focus on my chest area
during intimacy.  Since my doctor placed me on antibiotics, the swelling
and the reddness decrease a bit, but I still feel a lump, approximately
a half an inch in diameter.
Should I worry, or am I making more of this than it really is.  Have any
of you had a large red mark around that area, just before being
diagnosed with cancer ?

thanks,
Noah