Recurrence of breast cancer after operation

summary

Some time ago, when I was in the bath, I found a small lump in my breast, which was only the size of soybeans. I didn't care about it at that time, but when I found that the lump was getting bigger and bigger, I went to the hospital to have an examination and found that it was actually breast cancer. After that, I had a mastectomy. But many friends will have a recurrence after breast surgery Symptom, how can discover? How can we detect breast cancer? Let me tell you.

Recurrence of breast cancer after operation

First of all, the recurrence time of breast cancer mostly occurred within 2 years after operation, the larger the primary tumor, the more axillary lymph node metastasis, the higher the recurrence rate; hormone receptor negative, vascular tumor thrombus or late stage, the higher the recurrence rate and shorter the recurrence time; there was no significant difference in the recurrence rate of different surgical methods, only a few patients had different degrees of dull pain or tingling. There are nipple skin itching, erosion, ulceration, scab, desquamation, with burning pain, resulting in nipple retraction.

Secondly, breast cancer will appear mass, the earliest performance of breast cancer is a single, painless and progressive growth of small masses. The most common tumors were located in the outer upper quadrant, followed by the nipple, areola and inner upper quadrant. Because there are no conscious symptoms, the mass is often found by the patient unintentionally (such as bathing and changing clothes). A few patients may have varying degrees of tenderness or irritation and nipple discharge.

Finally, with the development of breast cancer, the symptoms will become more and more obvious, in the early stage of breast cancer generally will not have too obvious symptoms, but with the development of the disease, it will gradually show breast lumps, axillary lymphadenopathy, nipple erosion, galactorrhea, breast tingling, redness and swelling, nipple areola change and other symptoms.

matters needing attention

When suffering from breast cancer, in addition to cooperating with the doctor's treatment, we should also pay attention to improving our immunity and enhancing our resistance to cancer. In addition, selenium supplementation can activate the patient's immune system, help the patient's body control the tumor, and avoid tumor deterioration or metastasis before treatment.