Where are the breasts located?

Breast cancer is a malignant tumor disease that occurs in the mammary epithelial cell tissue and seriously threatens women's life and health. In recent years, the incidence of breast cancer has only increased, especially when women are over 25 years old, the incidence will gradually increase with age. In fact, many modern women have the concept of preventing breast cancer, so whenever they find lumps in their breasts, they will be very worried. So, where are the lumps of breast cancer generally located? Can we tell by ourselves whether we have breast cancer?

Breast cancer lumps spread all over the body

Li Rong, chief physician of the Comprehensive Oncology Department of the Southern Medical University Hospital of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, said that breast cancer lumps are generally distributed in the following three locations:

1. The vast majority of breast cancers occur in the upper outer quadrant, with 50% occurring in the upper outer quadrant because these glandular ducts are very abundant;

2. The next most likely possibility is that 20% will occur in the upper quadrant;

3. The rest may be the inner and outer parts, which account for about 20%.

Chief Physician Li Rong mentioned that 80% of breast cancer patients seek medical treatment because they touch or discover a lump. In addition, breast cancer may also be discovered due to nipple discharge, that is, nipple discharge or persistent discharge during the non-lactation period, which leads to medical treatment. Therefore, if you find any of the above symptoms, you should go to the hospital in time to check for the possibility of breast cancer.

Breast cancer screening is important!

Many women are curious about whether there is a way to self-check for breast cancer. Indeed, there are rough self-check methods, and this kind of self-check should be divided into two time periods. For the average group, personal examinations should be carried out after the age of 40, and it is recommended to check for breast lumps seven days after the menstrual period ends. For groups with a family history or high factors, it is recommended to have regular personal examinations starting at the age of 20.

But in addition to personal examinations, you still need to go to a reliable hospital for regular examinations to eliminate the possibility of breast cancer to avoid discovering it in the late stage. With the help of instruments and equipment, we can more accurately distinguish whether the lump is a tumor, a mass or caused by other reasons.

Chief Physician Li Rong said that there are two peak ages for breast cancer in my country, one is 40-45 years old, and the other is 55-65 years old, which is ten years higher than that of Western groups. Therefore, there are more young premenopausal breast cancer patients in my country than in Europe and the United States.

In summary, women must enhance their safety awareness about breast cancer, develop a good lifestyle and good personal living habits, make good adjustments to their daily diet, and prevent or detect breast cancer in the early stages through regular physical examinations.