What are the symptoms of breast cancer

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My aunt had always had a lump in her breast. She thought that she was suffering from breast hyperplasia. Although she knew that she was diagnosed with breast cancer later, she missed the best opportunity for treatment because she didn't pay attention to it in time. Let's take a look at the symptoms of breast cancer.

What are the symptoms of breast cancer

Symptom 1: breast discharge non pregnancy from the breast outflow of blood, serous, milk, pus, or stop breastfeeding for more than half a year still have milk outflow, known as breast discharge. There are many causes of breast discharge. The common diseases are intraductal mammary tumor, breast hyperplasia, mammary duct ectasia and breast cancer. The bloody discharge of unilateral single orifice should be further examined, especially if accompanied by breast mass. If these abnormalities can be found in time, active treatment can reduce the harm.

Symptom 2: skin changes breast cancer causes skin changes can appear a variety of signs, the most common is that the tumor invades the ligament connecting the breast skin and deep chest muscle fascia, so that it shortens and loses elasticity, pulling the corresponding part of the skin, there is a "dimple sign", that is, the breast skin appears a small depression, like a small dimple. If the cancer cells block the lymphatic vessels, there will be "orange peel like changes", that is, there are many small pits on the breast skin, just like orange peel. In the late stage of breast cancer, cancer cells infiltrate into the skin along lymphatic vessels, glandular vessels or fibrous tissues and grow. Scattered hard nodules are formed in the skin around the main cancer focus, which is called "skin satellite nodules".

Symptom 3: breast, areola abnormal tumor located in or near the breast deep, can cause breast retraction. When the tumor is far away from the breast and the large duct in the breast is short due to invasion, it can also cause breast retraction or elevation. Eczematoid carcinoma of the breast, or Paget's disease of the breast, is characterized by pruritus, erosion, ulceration, scab, desquamation, and burning pain of the breast, resulting in breast retraction.

matters needing attention

Adhere to physical exercise, actively participate in social activities, avoid and reduce mental and psychological tension factors, and maintain a peaceful state of mind. In the discovery of breast cancer symptoms, to timely to the regular hospital treatment, as soon as possible to control the disease.