What are the misconceptions about mastocytosis

  Breast is a lactation organ, but also an important female sex organ, not only has an important physiological function, but also is the performance of female sex charm, healthy breast is a beautiful scenery in front of the female chest, the pursuit of healthy, full, upright breast has become the fashion of women today. However, female breasts are also the “eventful hill” which is attacked by many diseases. Currently, breast cancer has become one of the major malignant tumors that endanger women’s health. According to the data, there are about 1.2 million women suffering from breast cancer and 500,000 women dying from breast cancer worldwide every year. The incidence of breast cancer in China has been on the rise in recent years, with nearly 200,000 new cases of breast cancer each year, and it is getting younger and younger.  Therefore, not only do medical institutions at all levels attach great importance to the screening and education of breast diseases, but also the governments of various countries have designated October as the Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment Day every year, so as to promote the attention of the whole society to breast health, make women realize the importance of “early prevention and treatment, early detection and early treatment” of breast diseases, and continuously enhance women’s health awareness and self-prevention ability. The day aims to promote social awareness of breast health, make women aware of the importance of early prevention, detection and treatment of breast diseases, enhance women’s health awareness and self-prevention ability, and promote the improvement of women’s health. However, there are many unscientific and unstandardized health care information, which mislead women’s scientific understanding of breast health and breast disease and damage their health. Therefore, it is especially important to educate women about scientific breast disease diagnosis and treatment and health care.  As a common and frequent disease of breast, mastopathy directly affects the daily work and life because of its periodic pain and swelling. The symptoms of breast enlargement, such as pain and overflow, and the fear of “whether it will become cancerous or not” also have a negative impact on people’s quality of life. In recent years, as epidemiological studies have become more and more advanced, experts have found that women with mastocytosis have a significantly higher risk of breast cancer than the normal population. Therefore, it is especially important to let women understand mastocytosis correctly and get out of the misunderstanding of mastocytosis.  The first is that mastoproliferative disease is not a tumor: mastoproliferative disease is a common disease of the breast that is neither inflammatory nor tumor, and is a structural disorder caused by incomplete tissue restoration after physiological hyperplasia of the breast under estrogen stimulation. Therefore, some people call it “poor breast structure”.  2, the onset and endocrine disorders are closely related: although the cause of mastocytosis is not yet well understood. But one thing is certain, this disease and ovarian endocrine imbalance has a close relationship. With the changes in ovarian function during the menstrual cycle, the estrogen and progesterone levels in the body also change periodically, and with the changes in estrogen and progesterone levels during the menstrual cycle, the structure of breast tissue undergoes physiological proliferation and rejuvenation. If the estrogen level is too high or the progesterone level is too low or if there is no coordination between the two, it can cause incomplete replenishment and structural disorder of the breast, i.e., mastopathy.  3, pain is the most common symptom: the most common manifestation of the disease is breast pain, this pain is mostly periodic premenstrual swelling or pinprick-like pain, can involve the armpit, after the onset of menstruation can be self-reduced or subside. There are also some patients whose pain does not change with the menstrual cycle.  4. Lumps are not a common manifestation: Most patients feel they have lumps. In fact, breast enlargement disease is often manifested as thickening of glandular tissue in the form of masses, cords, cotton wool or granules in many places in the breast. It looks like a lump, but it is not a mass. However, a few people with severe disease will form multiple cysts in the breast, then you can find a very well-defined lump.  5, drug treatment and psychological treatment combination: the disease of western medicine no special treatment. It is characterized by a chronic process and recurrent attacks. Surgical treatment is also ineffective for this disease, and is only used as a means of confirming the diagnosis if malignancy cannot be ruled out. The disease is emotionally related, and the symptoms are often aggravated after anger and worry, so patients should pay attention to psychological self-regulation and eliminate psychological barriers. Those with more severe symptoms can be treated with Chinese medicine. Our hospital uses the series of prescriptions of “No. 1 and No. 2” to treat mastocytosis, taking into account both the theory and prescriptions of Chinese medicine and the results of Western medicine, combining the identification of evidence and disease, paying attention to the timing of medication, using medication according to the menstrual cycle, and adjusting the level of hormone metabolism, so that the function of the internal organs can be adjusted, so that the qi and blood can be harmonized and the fetish can be eliminated, with remarkable clinical results.  6, self-regulation in life is very important: pay attention to eating a low-fat, fiber-rich, vitamin-rich diet. Maintain a regular lifestyle as much as possible, and appropriate physical exercise are conducive to recovery. Especially for patients with breast pain, it is important to avoid fear, tension and depression and to maintain a good mental state.  There is no basis for the claim that mastocytosis can be malignant: There has been no definitive conclusion in the medical community as to whether this disease can be malignant. However, at least so far, there is not enough evidence to show that mastocytosis has a clear relationship with breast cancer. It is generally believed that mastocytosis is only one of the multiple risk factors for breast cancer.  8. It is crucial to pay attention to regular review: mastocytosis usually does not have breast lumps as the main manifestation, and it usually does not turn into breast cancer. However, it is worth noting that the lumps in the early stage of breast cancer are small and not easy to find, and they may be mixed with breast hyperplasia, which is sometimes not easy to identify even for doctors. Therefore, patients are reminded to pay attention to regular review at the hospital to prevent breast cancer from being missed.