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Breast cancer is a malignant tumor in breast tissue, and endocrine close, mainly in women, the incidence rate of the front of malignant tumors. Most of the world, breast cancer incidence and mortality rates are still rising slowly but steadily forward. Diagnosed at the age of 40 to 60 years old. Growth of Breast Cancer in the surface more easily found. In recent years, the rapid progress in diagnosis and treatment, cure rate increased early patients 5 year survival rate of 85% or more, even if they are late case also can obtain good effect.
Early warning of breast cancer In order to find breast cancer as early as possible, the majority of female friends is very necessary to focus on and understand some of the early warning of breast cancer. Early warning of breast cancer mainly in the following areas: Growth of breast lumps breast lumps, sometimes without obvious symptoms, patients in dressing, bathing, scratching, self-examination or medical examination found. Some cases of breast pain have breast dull pain, pain, dull pain or tingling.Nipple retraction as Aikuai gradually increased, invaded the base of the breast nipple stretch to make retraction, clinically known as "inverted nipple." From the nipple out of the nipple haemorrhagic bloody discharge, is often the performance of ductal breast cancer, should consult a doctor, and with intraductal papillomas and other benign lesion. Nipple and areola area of skin erosion or ulceration often eczema-like cancer of the performance. Breast skin "peel-like change" when Aikuai adhesion and the skin, the skin due to poor drainage and lymph edema, so that was "orange peel-like." Bilateral breast asymmetry when Aikuai volume increase or when the chest wall adhesions, so that ipsilateral breast in size, shape was abnormal with the opposite side. One called "hard cancer," breast cancer, reduced their nipples, nipple elevation is particularly prominent position. Axillary lymph nodes when the axillary lymph nodes is large, can feel a sense of axillary compression within the objects or elevated arm stress when there is a sense of axillary tumor outstanding. Some "occult breast cancer" may be in the breast mass with no axillary lymph nodes only. Inflammatory breast cancer significantly increased the performance of breast, skin irritation, rapid progress, it is inflammatory breast cancer-specific performance, sometimes misdiagnosed as mastitis, breast abscess, but the anti-inflammatory treatment fails. These are the early or earlier clinical manifestation of breast cancer, that the early warning. As the disease advances, the mass will continue to increase, to ulceration ulcers, can occur in the supraclavicular lymph nodes, bone pain, back pain, abdominal pain, right upper quadrant abdominal mass, anemia and weight loss and a series of advanced symptoms. Self-examinationOver 35 female friend, in the knowledge of the early warning of breast cancer cases, adhere to a monthly self-breast examination, can be found in cases of early breast cancer can be cured results. The best time of self examination, women with normal menstruation, menstrual cramps can choose from 9 to 11 days after the first between; because this time the influence of estrogen on breast least relatively quiescent state Department of Breast, easy to find disease and avoid errors. Already postmenopausal women are free to determine the right time each month. Inspection MethodsEstablished the first check bit, standing before the mirror, hands drooping, and then raised his hands to observe whether both sides of the breast symmetry, breast skin and nipple breakage. Then hands akimbo, watching the skin with or without "orange peel-like," change. Push hips left hand, push the left breast with his right hand to observe the activities of the breast has restricted; then check the right breast with the law. Followed, supine in bed, with the palm and fingers touching the opposite breast, according to a clockwise direction, Deep and check all parts of the breast for lumps and to observe the size, hardness and activity. It is noteworthy that breast examination, only a finger touch. In self-examination, such as unusual or suspicious, should go to hospital for further examination. Today there are a variety of new inspection techniques and methods available to make a diagnosis or differential diagnosis. 2010-07-02
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