What is breast cancer?
Breast cancer is one of the diseases whose symptoms at first do not manifest themselves until they slowly take root in the human body. In a cancerous tumor, a phylloid fibroadenoma can develop, which is considered a benign tumor.
What symptoms should I pay attention to?
Usually, a woman can diagnose a tumor by herself, by examining the breast by palpation. The tumor usually does not exceed 2 cm, has an irregular shape and an uneven, bumpy surface.
A breast examination should be performed monthly at the end of the menstrual period. The mammary glands are examined in a direction from the outside to the inside in a clockwise direction. Upon examination, the woman first stands, throwing her arm behind her head, then lies on her left side, examining her right breast, then on the right, to examine the left one.
Disturbing symptoms are abrasions on the nipples, spotting from them, areas in which soreness or "tension" is felt for a long period of time. If, on palpation, you found that the contour of the chest was deformed, and when pressing on it a small area is formed - this also serves as one of the alarming signs.
Also, the symptoms of breast cancer include the so-called "retraction" of the skin: when the skin is pulled up to the tumor. Deformity of the mammary gland may be observed, the nipples may become entangled or begin to peel off.
A serious sign that the neglected tumor has already begun to germinate into the skin is an ulcer that has protruded on the skin of the mammary glands. Also indicate that the tumor has already started swelling on the skin of the breast and its redness.
Cancers can be metastasized in several ways. One of them is for lymphomas, and this is why enlarged axillary lymph nodes are also considered a symptom of breast cancer. Along with the lesion of the lymph nodes of women, there are also swelling of the breast, which is a sign that the tumor is started.
In general, breast cancer can have different symptoms. In addition, it is worth considering that all of them can testify to a completely different disease of the mammary glands. But in any case, if you find any of the above symptoms - contact your doctor. Also, you should be alerted to the appearance of any new education, a change in the color of the skin, swelling on them, or wrinkling.
Diagnosis of cancer in modern medicine. Modern medicine has in its arsenal of very many methods, due to which it is possible to diagnose breast cancer. This can be done with the help of mammography, ultrasound, biopsy, oncomarkers, etc. You need to start treatment as early as possible, registering for an appointment with a mammologian doctor who will give you a checkup.
Breast cancer can manifest itself in a variety of forms and options - this should be taken into account when contacting a doctor. Nodular and diffuse forms of cancer, Paget's disease, and also rare forms of it are mainly distinguished.
To date, oncology has reached great heights, but still the main problem remains the need to improve the ways of treating this disease, its prevention and diagnosis at an early stage.
One of the methods by which it is possible to detect breast cancer is the examination of doctors with different specialties. In terms of efficiency and cost, methods such as clinical examination, analysis of patient data, examination and palpation often surpass others. In addition, there are cases when more expensive diagnostic methods can not be used for some reason.
Careful examination of each breast, accompanied by palpation - an effective method, through which it is possible to diagnose breast cancer. This method should be able to use doctors, regardless of their specialty, as well as nurses.
Studying the patient's anamnesis, the doctor finds out when the first symptoms of the disease were discovered, how quickly they developed, what diseases preceded it, and the signs that could lead to a predisposition to breast cancer (risk factors).
Now you know how to recognize breast cancer.