Breast cancer patients

Many people believe that breast cancer is a disease that only women get. In fact, this statement is completely wrong. Breast cancer occurs in the chest of the human body, but women are more likely to develop breast cancer than men. Breast cancer patients can actually clearly notice that something is wrong with their breasts because there will be obvious lumps or lumps in the breasts, and in the later stages, blood may even flow from the nipples.

1. Breast lumps

80% of breast cancer patients first present with a breast lump. Patients often discover breast lumps accidentally, which are usually single, hard, with irregular edges and a less smooth surface. Most breast cancers are painless lumps, and only a few are accompanied by varying degrees of dull pain or tingling.

2. Nipple discharge

The discharge of blood, serous fluid, milk, or pus from the nipple during the non-pregnancy period, or the continued discharge of milk after breastfeeding has stopped for more than half a year, is called nipple discharge. There are many causes of nipple discharge, common diseases include intraductal papilloma, breast hyperplasia, mammary duct ectasia and breast cancer. Unilateral single-hole bloody discharge should be further examined, and should be taken more seriously if accompanied by a breast mass.

3. Abnormalities of nipples and areolas

Tumors located deep in or close to the nipple may cause nipple retraction. When the tumor is far away from the nipple and the large ducts in the breast are invaded and shortened, the nipple may also retract or rise. Symptoms include itching, erosion, ulceration, scabs, desquamation, burning pain and nipple retraction.

4. Swollen axillary lymph nodes

More than one-third of breast cancer patients admitted to large hospitals have axillary lymph node metastasis. In the early stage, the ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes may be swollen, and the swollen lymph nodes are hard, scattered, and movable. As the disease progresses, the lymph nodes gradually fuse and become adhered and fixed to the skin and surrounding tissues. In the late stage, metastatic lymph nodes can be felt above the clavicle and in the contralateral axilla.