Is breast cancer serious?

The most troubling problems for women are breast diseases and gynecological diseases, although breast diseases and gynecological diseases have different effects on women's bodies and the nature of the diseases is also clearly different. However, breast diseases and gynecological diseases can cause great harm to women's bodies and may even be life-threatening in severe cases. Breast tumors are also a common type of breast disease, which are clinically divided into benign and malignant. Both benign and malignant breast tumors require active treatment. The severity of breast tumors is also related to the nature of breast tumors. In terms of symptoms, different breast tumors have different symptoms, and treatment also requires the right medicine for the right condition.

1. The nature of breast tumors determines their severity

Most breast tumors are benign, but breast cancer is a common malignant tumor in women. There are often no obvious clinical symptoms in the early stages, or only mild breast pain, which is mostly dull or lackluster, and a few are stabbing pains. It is often intermittent and limited to the lesion, and the pain does not change with the menstrual cycle. In the late stage, when the cancer invades the nerves, the pain becomes more severe and may radiate to the shoulder and arm on the same side. Breast tumor masses are most commonly located in the upper outer quadrant, followed by the nipple, areola area, and upper inner quadrant.

2. Symptoms

The symptoms of breast cancer can be varied, the most common of which include breast lumps, breast pain, nipple discharge, erosion or skin dimpling, and swollen axillary lymph nodes. Although these symptoms are not necessarily specific, understanding them and recognizing their manifestations will help us detect, diagnose, and treat breast cancer early. Of course, the appearance of certain symptoms indicates that the disease is no longer in the early stages, so a comprehensive and in-depth understanding and mastery of these symptoms can prevent us from being heartbroken by missing the opportunity for treatment, and prevent us from worrying too much and affecting our normal life.

3. Treatment

For stage I breast cancer (tumor), surgery is the main treatment, combined with traditional Chinese medicine, endocrine therapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other comprehensive treatment measures. It is the currently optimized plan for the treatment of breast cancer with high efficiency and low toxicity. For breast fibroadenomas, surgical treatment is generally recommended to remove the tumor.