Care for breast health and stay away from the threat of breast cancer

In today’s society, breast cancer has become one of the important diseases threatening women’s health. In order to let more people know about breast cancer and raise awareness of prevention, today we will popularize the knowledge of breast cancer. What is breast cancer? Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that occurs in the glandular epithelium of the breast. Mammary gland is not an important organ to maintain human life activities. Breast cancer in situ is not fatal, but because breast cancer cells lose the characteristics of normal cells, the connection between cells is loose and easy to fall off. Once cancer cells fall off, free cancer cells can spread throughout the body with blood or lymph, forming metastasis and endangering life. What are the symptoms of breast cancer? 1. Breast lump: This is the most common symptom of breast cancer. The mass is usually hard in texture, irregular in margin, less smooth in surface, and poor in mobility. 2. Breast skin changes: skin depression, orange peel-like changes, skin redness and swelling may occur. 3. Nipple discharge: bloody, serous or watery nipple discharge during non-lactation. 4. Nipple and areola changes: nipple retraction, depression, areola color deepening, etc. 5. Axillary lymph node enlargement: In the early stage, ipsilateral axillary lymph node enlargement may occur. The enlarged lymph nodes are hard and can be pushed. With the development of the disease, the lymph nodes gradually fuse and adhere to the surrounding tissues, which is not easy to push. 3. What are the risk factors for breast cancer? 1. Genetic factors: If there are breast cancer patients in the family, especially immediate relatives, the risk of breast cancer will increase. 2. Hormonal factors: Long-term use of estrogen replacement therapy, early menarche and late menopause may increase the risk of morbidity of breast cancer. 3. Lifestyle: Bad lifestyle such as smoking, alcoholism, obesity and lack of exercise are also related to the occurrence of breast cancer. 4. Fertility factors: non-fertility, late fertility and non-breast-feeding can increase the risk of breast cancer. 5. Breast benign diseases: Some breast benign diseases, such as breast hyperplasia and breast fibroma, may also develop into breast cancer if not treated in time. 4. How to prevent breast cancer? 1. Healthy lifestyle: maintain a balanced diet, eat more vegetables and fruits, reduce the intake of high-fat and high-calorie food; exercise moderately, control weight; quit smoking and limit alcohol; maintain a good mentality, avoid excessive tension and anxiety. 2. Regular physical examination: Women should have regular breast examination, including self-examination and professional examination. Self-examination can be carried out once a month, 7-10 days after the end of menstruation, to observe the appearance of the breast, touch the breast for lumps, etc. Professional examinations include breast ultrasound, breast molybdenum target, etc. It is recommended that women over 40 years of age undergo breast molybdenum target examination once a year. 3. Active treatment of benign breast diseases: If benign breast diseases are found, they should be treated in time to avoid deterioration of the disease. 4. Avoid risk factors: try to avoid long-term use of estrogen replacement therapy, avoid early menarche, late menopause and other conditions. 5. What are the treatments for breast cancer? 1. Surgical treatment: Surgery is one of the main methods for breast cancer treatment, including radical mastectomy and breast-conserving surgery. 2. Radiotherapy: The use of radiation to kill cancer cells can be used for adjuvant therapy after surgery or inoperable patients. 3. Chemotherapy: By using chemical drugs to kill cancer cells, it can be used in patients before, after or in advanced stages of surgery. 4. Endocrine therapy: For hormone receptor-positive breast cancer patients, endocrine drugs can be used to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. 5. Targeted therapy: For specific gene mutations or proteins, targeted drugs are used for treatment, which has the advantages of strong pertinence and small side effects. In short, as long as we raise awareness of prevention, develop a healthy lifestyle, regular physical examination, and actively treat benign breast diseases, we can effectively reduce the risk of morbidity of breast cancer. If unfortunately suffering from breast cancer, do not panic, should seek medical treatment in time, choose the appropriate treatment, improve survival rates and survival rate. Let’s care for breast health and stay away from the threat of breast cancer.