What causes breast tumors?

If a tumor grows on a woman's breast, it may be due to a problem with the breast. If you always wear inappropriate underwear or the underwear is of poor quality, it may lead to the occurrence of breast tumors. Breast tumors will have a great impact on daily life, and some people may even feel very painful. Therefore, if a tumor is found on the breast, it should be removed. So what causes breast tumors?

In ancient China, breast tumors were called "breast malnutrition" or "breast abscess" in traditional Chinese medicine theory. Breast tumors are divided into left and right. Pain in the left breast is a breast tumor caused by the liver meridian being affected by evil, and pain in the right breast is a breast tumor caused by the lung meridian being affected by evil. Although there are differences between the two breasts, the treatment methods are the same.

Clinical manifestations of breast fibroadenoma

The most common site of breast fibroadenomas is the upper quadrant, and most (about 75%) are solitary, while a few are multiple. The characteristic is a painless solitary mass, which is often discovered accidentally during the medical history; the mass is round or oval in shape.

Clinical features of intraductal papilloma

This disease is more common in women aged 40 to 50 years old, and 3/4 of the cases occur in the swollen part of the large milk duct near the nipple. The tumor is very small, with a pedicle and many villi, rich in blood vessels, thin walls, and brittle texture, and it is very easy to bleed.

The main clinical features of breast fibroadenoma

The main characteristics of breast fibroadenoma are painless lumps in the breast, which are common in young women between 20 and 25 years old with vigorous and disordered ovarian function. About 75% to 80% of patients have single-episode lesions, but they can also be multiple.

Causes

1. Age: The incidence rate in women increases with age. It is rare before menarche and before 20 years old, but the incidence rate rises rapidly after 20 years old. It is higher at 45-50 years old but is relatively flat. The incidence rate continues to rise after menopause and reaches its peak at around 70 years old. The mortality rate also increases with age. After the age of 25, the mortality rate gradually increases and maintains an upward trend until old age.

2 Genetic factors: Women with a history of breast cancer in their first-degree family have a 2-3 times higher risk of breast cancer than the normal population.

3 Other breast diseases

4 Age of menarche: The risk of menarche before 13 years old is 2.2 times that of menarche over 17 years old.

5. Age at menopause: Those who reach menopause at age greater than 55 are at increased risk compared to those who reach menopause at age less than 45.

6 Age of first pregnancy: The risk gradually increases with the delay of the first birth age. The risk of first birth after 35 years old is higher than that of those with no childbearing history.

7. Postmenopausal estrogen supplementation: Long-term use of estrogen during menopause may increase the risk of breast cancer

8 Oral contraceptives

9 Food: Especially fatty diet can increase the risk of breast cancer