[Health Science] Do a good job of breast screening and protect breast health

1. Why do we need breast cancer screening?

Breast cancer is one of the malignant tumors that seriously threatens the health of Chinese women. In recent years, the incidence of breast cancer in my country has increased year by year, with the peak age of onset being between 45 and 55 years old, earlier than that in developed Western countries. When women get breast cancer, it not only causes great harm to their physical and mental health, but also creates a great burden on their families.

Early breast cancer has no obvious symptoms or signs, so it is not easy for most women to pay attention to it, thus delaying the opportunity for early diagnosis and treatment. Through breast cancer screening, precancerous lesions and early asymptomatic breast cancer can be found, and timely diagnosis and treatment can be given, thereby reducing deaths caused by breast cancer and improving the quality of life.

2. How to perform breast cancer screening?

Women of appropriate age should undergo regular breast cancer screening. Common screening methods include clinical breast examination, breast ultrasound examination, and mammography. The three examination methods can be used in combination or as a complement to each other.

Those with abnormal screening results should follow the doctor's advice and go to a regular medical institution for further examination to determine whether they have breast cancer and receive timely treatment; if the screening result is negative, they should also undergo the next breast cancer screening regularly according to the screening interval recommended by the professional doctor.

3. Reduce the risk of breast cancer,

What else can we do?

01

Adjust your lifestyle to avoid breast cancer

High-risk behaviors associated with disease progression.

(1) Establish a good lifestyle: develop good eating habits, pay attention to balanced nutrition, insist on physical exercise, avoid and reduce mental and psychological stress, and keep a good mood;

(2) Actively treat breast diseases such as atypical hyperplasia;

(3) Do not use exogenous sex hormones without authorization;

(4) Do not drink excessively for a long time;

(5) Promote breastfeeding, etc.

02

Recognize abnormal signs,

Seek medical attention promptly if any problems are discovered.

The following are typical symptoms and signs of breast cancer. Female friends must pay close attention:

(1) Painless mass: It is the most common symptom of breast cancer. It is usually single, hard, with irregular edges and a less smooth surface.

(2) Nipple discharge: Unilateral, single-hole bloody discharge, often without breast mass;

(3) Skin changes: Local skin depressions that appear as "dimple signs" are early signs; changes such as "orange peel" are late signs;

(4) Changes in the nipple and areola. Eczematous changes in the areola are a manifestation of "eczematous breast cancer" and are often early signs, while nipple retraction is a sign of mid- to late-stage disease.

(5) Others, such as enlarged axillary lymph nodes, etc.