What are the symptoms of breast cancer?

Breasts are a very important part of a girl's body, and when we don't pay attention to some small details in life, it may cause a series of breast diseases, among which breast cancer is the most common one. If it is discovered too early, it may be well controlled. If it is discovered too late, the breast may need to be removed in serious cases. Therefore, in order to prevent the occurrence of these diseases, we should pay more attention in our daily life, such as paying attention to the wearing of underwear, etc. Here we will introduce the symptoms of breast cancer.

1. Although some early breast cancer patients cannot feel a clear lump in the breast, they often have local discomfort, especially postmenopausal women. Sometimes they feel mild pain and discomfort in one breast, or heaviness, soreness and discomfort in one shoulder and back, and even involve the upper arm on that side.

2. In the early stage, a bean-sized lump can be felt in the breast, which is hard and movable. There is generally no obvious pain, and a few have paroxysmal dull pain, dull pain or stabbing pain.

3. Changes in breast appearance: The skin at the site of the lump may be seen to be bulging, and some local skin may appear orange peel-like, or even edematous, discolored, or have eczema-like changes.

4. The nipple is retracted near the center. The breast skin has slight depression (medically known as "dimple syndrome"), nipple erosion, nipple asymmetry, or the breast skin becomes thicker and coarser and the pores are enlarged (medically known as "orange peel syndrome").

5. Nipple discharge: If the discharge is bloody or serous, special attention should be paid to further examination.

6. Regional lymphadenopathy, most commonly in the ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes. For patients with enlarged supraclavicular lymph nodes, which indicates advanced breast cancer, the treatment method can be selected according to different symptoms (such as surgery, chemotherapy, etc.). During the treatment process, the Chinese medicine Aishutan can be used in combination to improve the treatment effect and increase the cure rate.

Precautions

1. Learn to do regular breast self-examination

It is important to start raising awareness about breast health by doing regular, scheduled self-exams. People with breast hyperplasia are 2-4 times more likely to develop cancer than normal women. Therefore, it is best for women after the age of 30 to have regular check-ups every year and perform self-examinations at home on a daily basis. The best time to do a breast self-examination is 7-10 days after menstruation. Menopausal women can choose any day. They can choose to do a breast self-examination in front of a mirror after taking a shower: check the shape and skin of the breasts and whether there is any secretion in the mirror. You can raise your hands or bend over to observe the borders of your breasts. Use your left hand to examine the right breast and your right hand to examine the left breast. Or choose a breast red light detector for examination. Based on the principle that human breast tissue has the ability to selectively absorb spectral radiation, the breast tissue is transilluminated and scanned with a wavelength of 600-700nm, and the internal structure of the breast is displayed in the form of light and dark images to the observer, allowing the user to view the examination results more intuitively. It can detect changes in breast hyperplasia at any time and discover cancer in time.

2. Try to have children before the age of 30 and encourage breastfeeding .

Pregnancy and breastfeeding are good ways to combat breast hyperplasia. Adequate secretion of progesterone can effectively protect and repair the mammary glands. Breastfeeding can make the mammary glands fully develop and degenerate well after weaning, making hyperplasia less likely to occur. Timely marriage, childbirth and breastfeeding are beneficial to the breasts; on the contrary, women over 30 who are unmarried, childless or breastfeed little are prone to breast hyperplasia.

3. Develop healthy living habits .

For those who have entered the ranks of unmarried women of advanced age, they can only start with their lifestyle habits: smoke less, drink less; eat less high-fat, high-protein and irritating foods, follow the "low-fat, high-fiber" diet principles, eat more whole-wheat foods, beans and vegetables, increase the body's metabolic pathways, and reduce adverse stimulation to the breast. Also, control the intake of animal protein, eat less fried foods, animal fat, sweets and excessive tonic foods to prevent obesity and avoid excessive estrogen, which can cause breast hyperplasia; do not stay up late, and get regular sleep, which is not only beneficial for balancing the endocrine system, but also provides a good environment for various hormones in the body to exert their healthy effects in a balanced manner.

4. Wear underwear correctly .

Tight bras can cause breast hyperplasia. The breasts are richly distributed with blood vessels, lymphatic vessels and nerves, which play a role in nutrition and metabolism of the mammary glands. If the bra is too tight, especially if the underwire at the bottom is hard and tight, the breasts will be compressed for a long time, which will reduce or prevent the return of lymph fluid in the breasts, affect blood circulation and supply, cause breast ischemia and spasm, compress the lymph glands in the breasts, and cause breast hyperplasia. Therefore, it is recommended that although the steel-supported bras that women love can make their breasts "upright", they should never wear tight bras for a long time. The time of wearing a bra should not exceed 8 hours a day. Generally, after getting home from get off work, you should try to relax your breasts and "loosen" the mammary glands to ensure the normal flow of lymph fluid.