Breast self-examination is not just random touching

　　Breast self-examination is not random touching

　　Breast Myth 1: Touching breasts = self-examination

　　right female In general, self-examination is related to Hospital Regular physical exams are just as important, if not more so. in our country clinical Found a lot breast cancer All patients came to the hospital after self-examination. The medical treatment rate for breast cancer is very high in summer, but this does not mean that the incidence of breast cancer is high in summer, but because women bathe more frequently in summer, and the number of breast self-examinations increases accordingly, so the number of people coming to see a doctor will increase.

　　Breast misunderstanding 2: Feeling lumps by touching randomly and getting by with it

　　In clinical practice, we often encounter some female patients who, although they have felt lumps, do not seek medical treatment in time because of busy work or family affairs, thus delaying the best opportunity for treatment. “Three months or six months later, when I thought of going to the hospital again, I found out that the early stage had developed into the advanced stage. The most common type of women in the clinic are those who missed the college entrance examination with their children. ”

　　If the disease is detected and treated early, it may be possible to survive for a long time without the need for other auxiliary treatments. However, if it is delayed and it becomes advanced, it will be difficult to cure.

　　Breast Misunderstanding 3: Ignore the doctor’s empirical manual diagnosis

　　In addition to breast self-examination, regular medical examinations are also essential for early detection of breast cancer. Experts said: "Because Western women have larger breasts, the results of mammography are very clear. However, Chinese women's breasts are generally smaller and denser in structure. The age of onset of breast cancer is also younger than that of foreign women (the average age of onset of breast cancer in foreign countries is 45-55 years old, and in China it is 35-45 years old). Therefore, B-ultrasound examination is currently considered more suitable for Chinese women." ”

　　In addition, manual diagnosis by an experienced doctor is also very important. “Some tumors that cannot be detected by B-ultrasound and mammography can be detected by experienced doctors, such as some marginal and subareolar tumors.

　　Breast Myth 4: Physiological pain is too tight

　　While some women are "indifferent" to their breasts, other women show excessive anxiety about their breasts. Premenstrual breasts distended pain , mild during physical examination Breast hyperplasia etc., causing many women to panic and seek medical advice everywhere.

　　Breast pain is mostly a physiological change, and true breast cancer in its early stages is usually painless. The structure of the breast is composed of ducts and acini, which are controlled by different hormones. The ducts are controlled by estrogen and the acini are controlled by progesterone. Cyclic changes in estrogen and progesterone cause changes in the ducts and acini. Excessive changes in each hormone will cause excessive proliferation of the corresponding tissue, producing secretions, fluid accumulation and even cysts, which will then produce swelling, pain or cell masses. However, most of these physiological changes are transient and will heal on their own after a period of time.

　　Breast misunderstanding 5: Early stage patients are not cooperative

　　Some patients are particularly scared after being diagnosed with breast cancer and feel restless every day. This is wrong and does not help with treatment. “If you suffer from breast cancer, you must first understand breast cancer. Blindly worrying about it will not help. ”

　　In fact, 95% of early-stage breast cancer patients can survive long-term, and early-stage breast cancer can even be cured cancer attributed, “It can be cured. ”So learning to understand it and choosing a trustworthy professional medical unit is a top priority. “Any patient who detects the disease early and does not treat it is wrong. If the disease is discovered, the patient does not seek medical treatment in a timely manner, but instead blindly believes in folk remedies and magic medicines, causing the cancer to rapidly worsen and regretting it. ”