Breast disease is one of the health problems common to women, with breast cancer being a particular concern. Since early detection and treatment are important for the prognosis of breast cancer, it is particularly important to distinguish between early symptoms of breast cancer and those of other breast diseases.
I. Early symptoms of breast cancer
(i) Breast swelling
1. Quality: Breast cancer bulges are usually hard in form, touch like stones, have unclear boundaries with the surrounding organization and are less active. This is because cancer cells grow in an disorderly manner in the mammary tissue, violating and bonding with the surrounding tissue.
2. Location: may appear in any part of the breast, but the upper limit is more frequent.
3. Growth rate: In general, breast cancer swelling tends to grow relatively quickly and may increase significantly in a short period of time (e.g., months).
(ii) Breast spills
1. Colour and nature:
• Breast-milk-induced lactating fluids may be of a hemogenic nature, slurry or water sample, with a darker colour and, in some cases, a different taste.
If the spill is bright or white, and in small quantities, it may occur during the non-lactation period and may also be a manifestation of other breast diseases, but the possibility of breast cancer is further examined.
2. Single-side or double-side: breast cancer results in a single-side, whereas both-side breast-leaching is more common in cases of benign breast disease, such as breast growth.
(iii) Breast skin change
1. Dimpled: Tumours attack the breast radulant belt (Cooper radon), shorten it and pull it to the skin, resulting in local skin dents, creating a appearance similar to that of a dimple.
2. Orange-skin changes: When cancer cells block lymph lymphatic tubes under the mammary, they cause lymphocytic backslides, causing mammary skin oedema, while the skin of the fur scavenger is dim, making the breast skin look like orange skin.
(iv) nipple change
1. Tilt or dent: Tumour attacks on the nipples or the tissues of the nipples, which can be tilted towards one side, retort or dim. Such changes may be gradual or may be apparent in the short term.
Breast itching and crumbing: A small number of breast cancer patients may experience the symptoms of nipple itching and crumbing and may be mistaken for skin dryness or wet rashes, but there is no significant improvement in the symptoms after treatment and should be alert to the possibility of breast cancer.
II. Symptoms of other breast diseases
(i) Breast growth
Breast pains: cyclical, usually increased before menstruation and reduced after menstruation. The degree of pain varies from person to person, and can consist of pain, swelling or stinging, graft and mammograms, or one-sided breast disease.
Breast swelling: The swelling is often multiple, of varying sizes, softer or medium-quality, border undefined, operational and non-adhesive. The swelling may be reduced or softened after menstruation.
Breast-leaching: A small number of breast-resulting patients may have a nipple-leaving fluid, mostly light yellow or white-white, which is typically both-sided and a lower volume.
(ii) Breast fibre adenomas
1. Breast swelling: usually single, with a small number of multiple hairs, with a hardness, but slightly softer than breast cancer, smoother surfaces, clear boundaries, high activity, and no binding on skin and surrounding tissue. Slow growth, generally free of symptoms of discomfort, such as pain, is mostly detected inadvertently or during medical examinations.
2. Other symptoms: generally free of lactation, breast skin changes and breast changes.
(iii) Breastitis
lactation:
• Partial breast swelling and pain, with all-body symptoms of fever and cold warfare. The swollen border is unclear, the body is hard and the pain is clear.
• Breasts may be broken or fractured, resulting in infections caused by bacteria entering the breast tissue. The milk is poorly excreted and can form an emulsion in the breast.
2. Non-lactation breast disease:
Breast swelling is hard, borders are unclear and can be attached to skin, and some patients are associated with dents in their nipples, spills, etc. The degree of pain varies and can be accompanied by local or no visible haematoma.
Non-lactation breast disease is long, repeated and uncurable, similar to some of the symptoms of breast cancer and needs to be identified through further examination.
III. How to identify diagnosis
1. Clinical examinations:
• Doctoral contact: a specialist can make a preliminary assessment of the mass, boundaries, activity, etc. of the swelling, which can help to distinguish between breast cancer and other breast diseases. However, access results are influenced by factors such as medical experience and cannot be used as a basis for diagnosis.
• Breast ultrasound: one of the most common methods of screening, which clearly shows the internal structure of the breast and makes a preliminary assessment of the nature of the swelling. Characteristics such as swollen shapes, boundaries, blood flow signals, etc., help to identify badness. Ultrasound examinations have the advantage of being radiation-free, easy to operate, etc. for young women, nursing mothers, etc.
Breast X-ray (mixed): sensitive to detection of breast microcalcified stoves, helping to detect early breast cancer. However, the accuracy of molybdenum targets may be affected for dense breast. Breast cancer screening and diagnosis generally applies to women over 40 years of age.
• Magnetic resonance of mammography (MRI): with a high soft tissue resolution, a more accurate assessment of the extent and nature of mammography. There is significant value in the diagnosis, phasing and evaluation of the effects of treatment for breast cancer, but the cost of the examination is high and the duration of the examination is longer.
Pathological examination:
• Prophyxia test: a simple and quick method of diagnosis is the pathological examination of the cells in the bulge through the extraction of the needle. However, because of the low number of organizations accessed, there may be a certain rate of error.
• Vaccination work: the use of a thicker hollow needle to obtain tissue samples for pathological examinations is more accurate. It is possible to identify the pathology types of swelling and provide a basis for follow-up treatment, which is one of the methods of clinical confirmation that is currently used.
• Surgery biopsy: a pathological examination may be considered for cases where there is a high suspicion that breast cancer or other screening methods are not clearly diagnosed. This method allows for a complete pathological organization, with a high degree of diagnostic accuracy, but a relatively high level of trauma.
In general, early symptoms of breast cancer are somewhat similar to those of other breast diseases, but there are also some differences. In case of detection of breast abnormalities, medical treatment should be done in a timely manner, through specialized screening and diagnostic methods, so as to enable early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment of breast cancer and to improve the survival and quality of life of patients. At the same time, women are required to conduct regular breast self-inspection and medical check-ups to monitor breast health and reduce the risk of breast disease.
How to distinguish between early symptoms of breast cancer and those of other breast diseases
Breast disease is one of the health problems common to women, with breast cancer being a particular concern. Since early detection and treatment are important for the prognosis of breast cancer, it is particularly important to distinguish between early symptoms of breast cancer and those of other breast diseases.
I. Early symptoms of breast cancer
(i) Breast swelling
1. Quality: Breast cancer bulges are usually hard in form, touch like stones, have unclear boundaries with the surrounding organization and are less active. This is because cancer cells grow in an disorderly manner in the mammary tissue, violating and bonding with the surrounding tissue.
2. Location: may appear in any part of the breast, but the upper limit is more frequent.
3. Growth rate: In general, breast cancer swelling tends to grow relatively quickly and may increase significantly in a short period of time (e.g., months).
(ii) Breast spills
1. Colour and nature:
• Breast-milk-induced lactating fluids may be of a hemogenic nature, slurry or water sample, with a darker colour and, in some cases, a different taste.
If the spill is bright or white, and in small quantities, it may occur during the non-lactation period and may also be a manifestation of other breast diseases, but the possibility of breast cancer is further examined.
2. Single-side or double-side: breast cancer results in a single-side, whereas both-side breast-leaching is more common in cases of benign breast disease, such as breast growth.
(iii) Breast skin change
1. Dimpled: Tumours attack the breast radulant belt (Cooper radon), shorten it and pull it to the skin, resulting in local skin dents, creating a appearance similar to that of a dimple.
2. Orange-skin changes: When cancer cells block lymph lymphatic tubes under the mammary, they cause lymphocytic backslides, causing mammary skin oedema, while the skin of the fur scavenger is dim, making the breast skin look like orange skin.
(iv) nipple change
1. Tilt or dent: Tumour attacks on the nipples or the tissues of the nipples, which can be tilted towards one side, retort or dim. Such changes may be gradual or may be apparent in the short term.
Breast itching and crumbing: A small number of breast cancer patients may experience the symptoms of nipple itching and crumbing and may be mistaken for skin dryness or wet rashes, but there is no significant improvement in the symptoms after treatment and should be alert to the possibility of breast cancer.
II. Symptoms of other breast diseases
(i) Breast growth
Breast pains: cyclical, usually increased before menstruation and reduced after menstruation. The degree of pain varies from person to person, and can consist of pain, swelling or stinging, graft and mammograms, or one-sided breast disease.
Breast swelling: The swelling is often multiple, of varying sizes, softer or medium-quality, border undefined, operational and non-adhesive. The swelling may be reduced or softened after menstruation.
Breast-leaching: A small number of breast-resulting patients may have a nipple-leaving fluid, mostly light yellow or white-white, which is typically both-sided and a lower volume.
(ii) Breast fibre adenomas
1. Breast swelling: usually single, with a small number of multiple hairs, with a hardness, but slightly softer than breast cancer, smoother surfaces, clear boundaries, high activity, and no binding on skin and surrounding tissue. Slow growth, generally free of symptoms of discomfort, such as pain, is mostly detected inadvertently or during medical examinations.
2. Other symptoms: generally free of lactation, breast skin changes and breast changes.
(iii) Breastitis
lactation:
• Partial breast swelling and pain, with all-body symptoms of fever and cold warfare. The swollen border is unclear, the body is hard and the pain is clear.
• Breasts may be broken or fractured, resulting in infections caused by bacteria entering the breast tissue. The milk is poorly excreted and can form an emulsion in the breast.
2. Non-lactation breast disease:
Breast swelling is hard, borders are unclear and can be attached to skin, and some patients are associated with dents in their nipples, spills, etc. The degree of pain varies and can be accompanied by local or no visible haematoma.
Non-lactation breast disease is long, repeated and uncurable, similar to some of the symptoms of breast cancer and needs to be identified through further examination.
III. How to identify diagnosis
1. Clinical examinations:
• Doctoral contact: a specialist can make a preliminary assessment of the mass, boundaries, activity, etc. of the swelling, which can help to distinguish between breast cancer and other breast diseases. However, access results are influenced by factors such as medical experience and cannot be used as a basis for diagnosis.
• Breast ultrasound: one of the most common methods of screening, which clearly shows the internal structure of the breast and makes a preliminary assessment of the nature of the swelling. Characteristics such as swollen shapes, boundaries, blood flow signals, etc., help to identify badness. Ultrasound examinations have the advantage of being radiation-free, easy to operate, etc. for young women, nursing mothers, etc.
Breast X-ray (mixed): sensitive to detection of breast microcalcified stoves, helping to detect early breast cancer. However, the accuracy of molybdenum targets may be affected for dense breast. Breast cancer screening and diagnosis generally applies to women over 40 years of age.
• Magnetic resonance of mammography (MRI): with a high soft tissue resolution, a more accurate assessment of the extent and nature of mammography. There is significant value in the diagnosis, phasing and evaluation of the effects of treatment for breast cancer, but the cost of the examination is high and the duration of the examination is longer.
Pathological examination:
• Prophyxia test: a simple and quick method of diagnosis is the pathological examination of the cells in the bulge through the extraction of the needle. However, because of the low number of organizations accessed, there may be a certain rate of error.
• Vaccination work: the use of a thicker hollow needle to obtain tissue samples for pathological examinations is more accurate. It is possible to identify the pathology types of swelling and provide a basis for follow-up treatment, which is one of the methods of clinical confirmation that is currently used.
• Surgery biopsy: a pathological examination may be considered for cases where there is a high suspicion that breast cancer or other screening methods are not clearly diagnosed. This method allows for a complete pathological organization, with a high degree of diagnostic accuracy, but a relatively high level of trauma.
In general, early symptoms of breast cancer are somewhat similar to those of other breast diseases, but there are also some differences. In case of detection of breast abnormalities, medical treatment should be done in a timely manner, through specialized screening and diagnostic methods, so as to enable early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment of breast cancer and to improve the survival and quality of life of patients. At the same time, women are required to conduct regular breast self-inspection and medical check-ups to monitor breast health and reduce the risk of breast disease.
