"Breast cancer" In 2020, the number of global diseases has surpassed lung cancer, becoming the first high incidence of malignant tumors.
At the same time, authoritative data from 2020 also shows that breast cancer is the most high incidence of cancer in mainland women, and the number of newly diagnosed patients this year reached 420,000, and the number of patients who died due to breast cancer reached about 120,000!
Because of this, the mainland on breast cancer prevention and treatment of more and more scientific knowledge, women's vigilance against breast cancer has also improved, some women even fell into the psychology of cancer, as long as the chest discomfort, pain, will be associated with breast cancer.
But is chest pain really breast cancer? wrong!
According to a large number of clinical investigations, pain is not a common symptom of breast cancer, whether it is a benign or malignant breast tumor, it is usually a painless state. Pain may occur only after breast cancer is accompanied by inflammation, advanced cancerous invasion of the nerve or lymphatic system, and compression of the brachial plexus. Therefore, you can't just suspect that you have breast cancer from chest pain.
In fact, breast pain in women can also be caused by the following factors:
1. Menstruation
In all women on the mainland, 2/3 of women have symptoms of swelling and pain in both breasts or breast discomfort during menstruation, which is manifested by breast swelling, stiffness or tenderness. And its original granular or nodules will become more obvious.
However, this is not a signal of the arrival of the disease, but a normal physiological manifestation, which is mainly related to hormone levels. Usually, 1-2 weeks before a woman's menstruation, the level of estrogen in the body will increase, and the breast will grow and the cells will enlarge. But when menstruation comes, estrogen levels drop and the above changes disappear;
2. Effects during pregnancy
If you have recently had sex without any contraception and your period does not come as promised, breast swelling and nipple pain and breast and nipple pain after about 40 days of menopause may be a sign that you are pregnant.
Because after pregnancy, the placenta, villi secrete a large amount of estrogen, progesterone, prolactin, which will lead to breast hyperplasia and breast enlargement, which is actually in preparation for breastfeeding, which is a normal physiological performance, and does not need excessive tension;
3. Sexual life impact
Relevant research surveys have shown that if women have a long-term discordant sex life, it will also cause breast swelling and pain, or make the original breast pain worse.
This is so because when a woman enters a sexual excitement period, the nipples will stand up, the surface of the breasts will be congested, and the entire breast will be swollen and enlarged. When orgasm arrives, the swelling will reach a few points. After entering the regression period, it will return to its original state in 15-30 minutes.
However, if women have sexual frigidity problems, or sexual life is not harmonious, sexual satisfaction can not be achieved, breast congestion and swelling is not easy to subside, or the regression is not complete enough, it will cause breast swelling and pain;
4. Breast hyperplasia
In mainland china, breast hyperplasia is the most common cause of breast pain, and nearly 80% of breast hyperplasia is accompanied by breast pain of varying degrees. However, the site of pain is often inconsistent with the location of the mass, often radiating towards the armpits and shoulders and back.
All in all, if a female friend has breast pain, there is no need to be overly alarmed and vigilant, which is not necessarily caused by breast cancer, and the above types of conditions will also cause breast pain.
However, if there are recent symptoms of breast pain, accompanied by breast lumps, nipples and breast skin changes, this may be a signal of cancer, and it is necessary to seek medical examination in time.