What are the symptoms of advanced breast cancer

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I have some pain in my chest. When I took a bath, I found a small lump in my chest. I went to the hospital to have an examination. The result was that I had advanced breast cancer. I want to know the symptoms of this disease. I paid special attention to this aspect. Now I'll share my experience with you.

What are the symptoms of advanced breast cancer

Symptom 1: the tumor is located or close to the deep part of the nipple, which can cause nipple retraction. When the tumor is far away from the nipple and the large duct in the breast is invaded and shortened, it can also cause the nipple retraction or elevation.

Symptom 2: more than one third of breast cancer patients in large hospitals have axillary lymph node metastasis. At the initial stage, the ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes were enlarged, which were hard, scattered and could be pushed. With the development of the disease, the lymph nodes gradually fused, adhered and fixed with the skin and surrounding tissues. In late stage, metastatic lymph nodes could be found in supraclavicle and contralateral axillary.

Symptom 3: non pregnancy from the nipple outflow of blood, serous, milk, pus, or stop breastfeeding more than half a year still have milk outflow, known as nipple discharge. There are many causes of nipple discharge. The common diseases are intraductal papilloma, mammary gland hyperplasia, mammary duct ectasia and breast cancer.

matters needing attention

If a female friend suffers from breast cancer, she must go to the hospital for surgical treatment. If she can't get surgical treatment, she can take western medicine or traditional Chinese medicine treatment. In the process of treatment, she must cooperate with the doctor.