A few days ago, the cousin's physical examination results came out, prompting mild breast hyperplasia, and then she said with a sad face: What to do, every time the big aunt comes, the breasts are hard and painful, and now that the breast hyperplasia is found, will it become cancerous? I'm really worried, and now breast cancer is getting younger...
Indeed, breast cancer is really not far away from us.
In 2020, the number of breast cancer patients in the world surpassed lung cancer for the first time, becoming the most common cancer in the world. The number of new cancer cases in Chinese women is 2.09 million, of which breast cancer is 420,000, ranking first in female tumors.
Moreover, the proportion of young breast cancer in the mainland is high, with an average age of diagnosis of 48.65 years, which is nearly 13 years earlier than the average age of diagnosis in the United States of 61 years. It is also not uncommon for breast cancer patients in their 20s to be clinically.
(Source: Who's official website of the International Agency for Research on Cancer)
However, breast hyperplasia, premenstrual breast swelling and pain may not necessarily become cancerous, today we will talk about a few issues that everyone is more concerned about.
1. The breast is always hard and painful before menstruation, and it is easy to get cancer?
Before the advent of menstruation, women often have full breasts, hardness, tenderness, and tingling. This is normal and there is no need to worry too much.
This is mainly due to the increase in hormone levels, breast hyperplasia, cell enlargement, and intermammary tissue edema in the body 1 to 2 weeks before menstruation. After menstruation, hormone levels drop, the above changes disappear, the breasts are loose and soft, the swelling and pain suddenly disappear, and the next premenstrual symptoms are repeated.
2. Is it easy to get cancer with a large chest?
There are currently no studies that have confirmed that breast size is associated with breast cancer.
The breast size is determined by breast glands and fat.
European and American women have a lot of fat, so the chest cups are generally larger. Asian women have less breast fat and more glands, and most of them are "dense breasts", which requires more vigilance.
This is because dense breast tissue may make it more difficult to evaluate the results of mammograms and may be associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.
3. How far is breast hyperplasia from cancer?
Physiological simple breast hyperplasia is generally thought to be related to the disorder of breast hyperplasia and rejuvenation process caused by female hormone imbalance.
Breasts are made up of adipose tissue, breast tissue, breast ducts, and a large number of blood vessels and nerves. The glands of the breast, like the endometrium, can undergo periods of hyperplasia and recovery as the menstrual cycle changes under the action of estrogen and progesterone.
When the level of estrogen in the body rises, the mammary glands are in a hypertrophic state. After the hormone drops rapidly, the breast tissue should also return to its original state, but not all "members" can "follow the rules", and some breast tissue cannot be restored to its original state, so the glands accumulate thicker and thicker, especially on the outside of the double breast, and the thickening and swelling pain is the most obvious.
General physiological breast hyperplasia does not require special treatment, nor is it accompanied by an increase in the risk of breast cancer, and the problems they cause such as chest swelling and pain can usually be alleviated by themselves, and everyone does not have to be too anxious.
And pathological breast hyperplasia, we must pay more attention.
Breast ductal atypical hyperplasia (ADH) and breast lobular atypical hyperplasia (ALH), particularly multifocal lesions, can significantly increase the risk of subsequent breast cancer.
4. Can breast maintenance prevent cancer?
Instead of spending money on "massage maintenance", it is better to have regular breast exams, which is the most effective way to prevent breast cancer.
Kneading or vigorous massage of some institutions, coupled with three non-essential oils that may have illegal additives, will not only cause breast pain, but also may make hormone levels more disordered and induce disease!
If conditions permit, it is recommended that women under the age of 35 preferably have breast ultrasound once a year. Women over 40 years old are best to have a regular mammography (molybdenum target) every 1 to 2 years, and women with more than 50% gland density in X-ray need to be combined with B ultrasound examination.
Breast cancer seriously threatens human health, for their own and their families, we must do a good job in prevention!