1. 500,000 women die from breast cancer every year worldwide
2. One woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every 26 seconds!
3.Almost one woman dies from breast cancer every one minute
4. The youngest patient is only 14 years old.
China has become a “high incidence area” for breast cancer!
Is breast pain a sign of breast cancer?
Wrong!
In fact, 80% of women with breast pain are suffering from breast enlargement or mastitis, while breast cancer is rarely diagnosed by pain, but by touching the breast and finding a lump through the doctor.
Warning 1: Breast enlargement
The pain level of breast enlargement changes regularly with the menstrual cycle: it is worse during premenstruation and relieved after menstruation. Other signs are the presence of breast lumps, and the size of the enlarged lumps also changes cyclically with menstruation. The lumps of breast hyperplasia are distributed in sheets, lumps or granules, vary in size, have good mobility and are not adherent to the surrounding tissue. In contrast, malignant breast masses often show progressive growth with unclear borders, poor mobility and significant adhesions to surrounding tissues.
Warning 2: Mastitis
Mastitis is most common in the postpartum period and is particularly likely to occur during the puerperium. Severe pain in the breast, accompanied by breast redness and swelling, with obvious tenderness and fever and other signs of inflammation.
Special Note: Think about the possibility of breast cancer for underarm pain
In the early stage of breast cancer, the symptoms are not obvious, but because of the blood and lymphatic distribution of the breast, the breast and the armpit are inextricably linked, and the armpit often becomes the first target of breast cancer metastasis, so the armpit pain should be thought of the possibility of breast cancer. In addition, there are characteristic changes in the early stage of breast cancer, such as discharge from the nipple, nipple invagination, and lumps in the breast. The surface of the swelling is uneven and poorly defined from the surrounding tissues, and there are skin changes (such as cellulite) and hyperpigmentation in the breast.
How are breast problems diagnosed?
①Breast is too small, bad heart; breast is too large, bad lung.
② dark nipple areola color: liver fire, liver qi stagnation, poor metabolism
③ nipple areola light white …… insufficient qi and blood, poor circulation, spleen and stomach deficiency
④ areola particle shape: the accumulation of toxins in the breast, internal circulation and detoxification is not good
⑤ parametrium: poor lymph nodes in the armpits, improperly dressed underwear
⑥Breast bruises: high liver fire, anxious temperament, irritability
⑦ breast sagging and shrinkage: liver and spleen disorders, liver is the main tendon, spleen is the main muscle, biochemical qi and blood
⑧ mole on the breast: red mole is fatty cancer, black mole is poor metabolism of qi and blood and toxins
⑨ spot on the breast: endocrine disorders, Qi and blood imbalance, toxin accumulation
⑩ nipple invagination: is a more common nipple deformity, the formation of which is mostly congenital, a few secondary to infection, trauma, tumors, etc. The local area is difficult to clean, easy to store dirt, secondary infection, causing inflammation, preventing breastfeeding. Some of them are even external symptoms of malignant tumors on the breast. Poor detoxification system and decreased gastrointestinal function.
Breast self-examination
Examination in front of a mirror.
Stand in front of the mirror with your hands hanging down to see if the appearance of the breast is normal, whether the nipple is sunken, whether the skin is wrinkled and swollen, etc. Gently pinch the nipple for secretions. Next, check for any lumps in the armpits. Finally, raise your hands above your head and do it again and again.
Lie flat inspection.
Lie on your back, place a small pillow or folded towel under your left shoulder if you have full breasts, let your left hand rest behind your head, straighten the fingers of your right hand together, gently press the left breast and do a small circle massage. Clockwise or counterclockwise, the direction cannot be changed, massage at least 3 circles. Follow this method to check the right breast with the left hand instead.
This method is one of the good massage methods in addition to checking the breast. Every woman should adhere to long-term, can play a role in the prevention of breast disease
How to prevent breast diseases
Breasts are both a woman’s pride and a woman’s worry. Proud breasts add to the charm of women, but the high incidence of breast disease is becoming a health concern for women. Modern women must master the health knowledge of breast health, so that healthy breasts become the pride of your life.
1, avoid rough sex
The female breast is not a specialized sexual organ, but it belongs to the female secondary sexual characteristics, is one of the female sex sensitive area, in both sexes have an important role in life. For men, women’s full breasts can make them sexually excited through the visual and tactile senses. For women, men touching their breasts can arouse their sexual desire and make them feel sexual pleasure. There are two major disadvantages to having your breasts squeezed by external forces: one is that the soft tissues inside your breasts are easily bruised or made to cause internal growths, etc. The second is that after being squeezed by external forces, it is easier to change the external shape, so that the towering breasts sag.
2, avoid multiple abortions
You may think that contraception and breast health are not related at all, but experts tell you that multiple abortions may cause breast cancer. This is because after the abortion, the pregnancy is suddenly terminated and the hormone level in the body suddenly drops, forcing the newly developed breast to stop growing suddenly, making the glandular vesicles smaller or even disappear, and the breast gland recovers. However, this recovery is usually incomplete, which can easily cause breast lumps and pain, and can induce breast diseases, and repeated breast lesions can become an important cause of breast cancer.
3.Do not wear unsuitable bras
Do not wear unsuitable bras or no bras at all. Choosing the right bra is a necessary measure to protect your breasts and should not be taken lightly. To choose the right type of bra, you should not feel depressed when wearing a bra, that is, the bra should not be too small, you should choose a model that can cover all the outer edges of the breast. The straps of the bra should not be too loose or too tight, and the material should be an elastic band that can be loosened and tightened a little. The spacing between the protruding parts of the bra should be moderate, not too far away or too close. In addition, the material used in the production of bras is preferably pure cotton, not chemical fiber fabrics. Some young girls often do not wear bras, think that the breasts have not grown, so there is no need to wear a bra. In fact, if you think wrong, if you don’t wear a bra for a long time, not only are your breasts prone to sagging, but they are also susceptible to external damage. As long as the bra is worn properly, it will not affect the development of the breasts, and is beneficial and harmless.
4, avoid excessive vegetarian diet
Diet can control the increase or decrease of body fat, nutritious and contain sufficient amounts of animal fat and protein food, can make the body parts of the fat stored in abundance. Most of the internal tissue of the breast is fat. The content of fat in the breast increases so that the breast can be developed properly. Some young women, the pursuit of slim, reckless dieting, even every day to vegetarian dishes, the result makes the breast development is not sound, dry and invisible, then other conservation measures will not help.
5, not too much stimulation of the breast
Microvascular dense around the breast, too hot or too cold bath water stimulation is extremely unfavorable, if you choose to sit in the bath or tub, not in too hot or too cold bath water for a long time soak. Otherwise, it will make the soft tissue of the breast relaxation, will also cause dry skin.
6, not clean enough breasts
Female breast cleanliness is very important, long periods of unclean will cause trouble, such as inflammation or cause skin disease. Therefore, the breasts must be cleaned regularly.
7, avoid doing less breast massage
Proper breast massage can not only massage can soothe the tightness of the breasts, make the breasts more plump, and effectively avoid skin relaxation, delay breast aging, more importantly, regular breast massage can also be found in a timely manner lumps and other breast lesions, so that you can seek medical attention in a timely manner.