Is breast adenosis a serious disease?

I believe that more and more women are beginning to pay attention to breast health issues, mainly because there are many women with breast problems in modern society, and serious breast diseases pose a huge threat to women's lives. Breast cancer is an increasingly common malignant tumor problem, and many women suffer from breast adenosis. So is breast adenosis a serious medical problem?

To know whether breast adenosis is a precancerous lesion, it depends on the development of the patient's lesions. Generally, breast adenosis can be divided into three stages, including: lobular hyperplasia, fibroadenosis and sclerosing adenosis. During the lobular hyperplasia stage, the chance of cancer is relatively low, but in the last two stages, the chance of cancer will gradually increase. Therefore, if this disease is not controlled and treated in time, it may induce the occurrence of breast cancer, causing harm and impact on the patient's body and even life and health. Patients diagnosed with breast adenosis must use symptomatic treatment and persist in treatment to prevent the disease from worsening.

Patients with breast adenosis have relatively mild conditions and the treatment is relatively easy. Generally, they can be treated with vitamin drugs, hormone drugs, Chinese patent medicines and other drug therapies to ensure the treatment effect. If the condition is more serious and reaches the middle and late stages, surgical treatment should be used in time. Treatment must not be delayed, especially in the middle and late stages. The occurrence of breast cancer should be actively prevented, and more foods with anti-cancer effects should be eaten, especially to ensure a light diet, with more fruits and vegetables being better.

Patients with breast adenosis should be diagnosed and treated early to prevent the disease from becoming more difficult to control. They should have more rest time in their daily lives. Patients should combine work and rest. They should not always overwork or engage in strenuous exercise, nor should they be in a sub-healthy physical state for a long time. If their physical condition permits, they should insist on doing aerobic exercise.

Clinical manifestations

This disease is more common in middle-aged people, and the time from onset to medical treatment is about 2 years, which is about 5 years earlier than that of cystic hyperplasia of the breast. Periodic breast pain and lumps are the main manifestations of this disease.

1. Cyclic pain

The symptoms are increased breast pain and enlargement of the lump before menstruation, and reduced or alleviated pain and smaller lump after menstruation. This type of cyclical pain often varies depending on the type of lesion. In the lobular hyperplastic type, the periodic pain is very obvious, in the fibroadenosis type, the pain is relieved, and in the sclerosis type, there is almost no pain. The pain is often distending, stabbing or dull pain, and may radiate to the affected armpit and shoulder.

2. Breast lumps

There are often multiple lumps, which may affect both breasts but can also be single. The lumps are generally small, with a diameter of more than 2 cm. The shapes of the lumps vary, including flakes, nodules, and cords, with unclear edges. The hardness of the mass varies with the degree of fibrous tissue proliferation. The lobular hyperplasia type has a tough texture; the fibroadenosis type has a medium hardness; the sclerosing adenosis type has a hard texture and is sometimes misdiagnosed as cancer. The tenderness of the mass is more obvious in the lobular hyperplasia type, followed by the fibroadenosis type, and there is no tenderness in the sclerosing adenosis type. Breast lumps and pain often change due to emotional changes such as chest tightness, irritability, etc., especially in patients with lobular hyperplasia, when their emotions fluctuate and they get angry, the pain worsens and the lumps become larger and harder.

3. Menstrual disorders

Patients with lobular hyperplasia often have irregular menstruation, short menstrual periods, and small menstrual volumes.