Data about the incidence of breast cancer in women in China. At present, what is the average age of breast cancer incidence in China? What is the incidence rate in the world?
China is one of the countries with the fastest growing incidence of breast cancer. Statistics released by the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association show that the incidence of breast cancer in China is increasing at an annual rate of 3% in recent years, becoming the fastest growing cancer in urban areas in terms of mortality rate, and the age of incidence is gradually getting younger.
Breast cancer has become the number one killer of urban women, with higher incidence rates in major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. In Shanghai, for example, the incidence rate of breast cancer among Shanghai women was 17 per 100,000 in 1972, rose to 34 per 100,000 in 1992, and rapidly increased to 56.2 per 100,000 in 2000. In other words, the rate of increase in the 8 years from 1992 to 2000 exceeded the rate of increase in the 20 years from 1972 to 1992. 2008. In Beijing, since 1978, breast cancer has become the most prevalent malignant tumor among women, and in recent years, it has increased at an annual rate of 2.4%, and now the annual incidence rate has reached 54/100,000. The incidence rate of breast cancer in large cities is gradually approaching the level of developed countries in Europe and America.
The incidence of breast cancer in major cities in China has increased by 37% and the mortality rate has increased by 38.9% over the past 10 years, while the mortality rate in rural areas has increased by 39.7%. According to relevant data, the peak incidence of breast cancer in Western women is between the ages of 50 and 55, and the incidence rate increases as the age gets older. However, the age of onset of breast cancer in Chinese women is about 10 years younger than that of Western women.
Worldwide, about 1.2 million women suffer from breast cancer and 500,000 die from breast cancer every year. In developed countries such as Western Europe and North America, the incidence of breast cancer is the first among female malignant tumors. The incidence of breast cancer among Chinese women has increased and tripled in the past 5 years
Should the age limit for women to have regular mammograms be advanced after 35 years old? What is the appropriate age for women to start having mammograms? How often should they be examined?
It should be brought forward. Women can have a self-touch examination 2 to 3 days after each menstrual period, and women under 35 should have regular high-frequency ultrasound examinations, while women over 35 should have mammograms. For the frequency of the examination, women over 35 years old should have it at least once a year.
In daily life, what aspects of breast health should be taken care of? For example, diet, lifestyle habits, etc. Are there any easy-to-learn breast health care methods?
1. Maintain normal weight: Obesity is a high risk factor for breast cancer. You should reduce the intake of high-fat and high-calorie food, especially fried food, as much as possible.
2. Be careful with hormonal drugs: Some women take hormonal drugs to make their breasts plump, which results in endocrine disorder, which increases the risk of cancerous breast diseases.
3, maintain a good state of mind: depression, tension and other emotions can cause an increase in the level of fat embolism. Maintaining an optimistic and relaxed state of mind and reducing the intake of stimulating beverages such as tobacco, alcohol and coffee is very important for breast health.
4, let nature take its course and be a mother: survey shows that the rate of breast cancer patients with low sexual function, unmarried at an advanced age, first birth at an advanced age and widowed is significantly higher than other groups. This is because it is difficult to maintain normal hormone levels in these people, and the risk of breast cancer is significantly increased because they rarely breastfeed or have never breastfed despite giving birth. It is recommended that women should maintain normal sex, have children at the optimal age for childbirth (not more than 35 years old), and insist on breastfeeding.
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6, ambulatory work is detrimental to breast health: according to statistics, women ambulatory work or study, if you ignore the health care of the breast, about 20% of people can have breast pain, chest and back tissue soreness and other symptoms. These diseases are increasing and are very harmful to the health of both breasts, so it is important to pay attention to them.
To protect the breast, often eat kelp, more beans, wheat, corn, milk products, high-fiber and low-calorie fruits and vegetables, as well as snapper, loach, yellowtail, oysters, sea cucumber and squid. Excessive intake of stimulating drinks such as coffee and cola will easily aggravate the swelling of breasts; fried foods and sugars contain extremely high calories, which will accelerate estrogen production in the body and make breast enlargement more serious.
American Cancer Society’s recommendations for breast cancer prevention.
1. Eat more food of plant origin. Eat more vegetables and fruits. It is recommended to eat 5 kinds of vegetables and fruits every day, that is, one pound of vegetables and fruits, containing 8 taels of vegetables and 2 taels of fruits.
2, eat less high-fat food, especially high-fat food of animal origin.
3, more exercise to maintain a healthy weight. Normal human health body mass index is 18.5 to 25, too low or too high are not good. The formula for calculating body mass index is: weight (kg) divided by the square of height. Do the math. Are you overweight? Overweight should be limited to 5 kg throughout adulthood.
4. Drink less alcoholic beverages.
5. Maintain mental health.
Breast self-examination.
Look: After taking a bath, stand in front of a mirror and check, cross your arms, rotate your body left and right, and observe from the mirror whether the bilateral breasts are symmetrical, whether the skin of the breasts is abnormal, and whether the nipples are sunken in. If the nipples are naturally sunken, there is no need to be overly nervous.
Touch: Touch with the palm of your hand flat, with all four fingers together, in a circular motion, with appropriate intensity, using the most sensitive index, middle and ring fingers to lightly touch the inner upper, inner lower, outer lower, outer upper and axillary tail areas of the breast in order, and finally check the nipple and areola area in the middle of the breast.
Do not squeeze and pinch with your hands to avoid mistaking normal breast tissue for a lump. Small lumps cannot be easily touched, so hold the breast with your left hand and use your right hand to look for them. Lumps in the lower part of the breast are often concealed by the sagging breast, so you can hold up the breast or raise your arm lying down and check with the other hand, and deep lumps can also be examined in a forward bowed position if you cannot press them.