What breast cancer looks like is rather vague, but generally the symptoms of breast cancer patients include localized symptoms of the breast, symptoms of invasion of surrounding tissues, and symptoms of metastasis to distant tissues and organs.
1. Localized symptoms of breast cancer include breast lumps, nipple discharge, orange peel-like change of breast skin, eczema-like change of skin around the nipple, ulcerated foci of breast skin, and inflammatory changes such as redness, swelling, heat, and pain of the breast.
2. Symptoms of peripheral tissue invasion include swelling and pain caused by invasion of axillary lymph nodes, swelling and pain in neck caused by invasion of cervical lymph nodes, choking, difficulty in turning head, etc., and mass in chest wall caused by invasion of chest wall.
3. Symptoms of metastasis to distant tissues and organs include lumbar pain caused by lumbar vertebrae metastasis, cough, hemoptysis and chest pain caused by lung metastasis, abdominal pain, emaciation and anorexia caused by liver metastasis, headache and vomiting caused by brain metastasis, and so on.
Therefore, once breast discomfort occurs, it is necessary to consult a doctor in time to achieve early detection and early treatment.