Beware of women's health "the first killer"

Incidence of breast cancer since the late 20th century, 70 has been rising, even though China is not a country of high incidence of breast cancer, but the growth rate of breast cancer was higher than in Western countries with a high 1-2 percent. According to census from 2000 to 2005, the number of breast cancer new cases and 38.5%. Only breast cancer patients treated in our hospital statistics, for example, in 2001 -2004 about breast cancer surgery each year 100 to 140 units in 2005 after the annual growth rate of about 100 in 2008, has reached more than 450 units.

Breast cancer is the occurrence of glandular tissue in breast cancer, 99% in women, male breast cancer accounts for about 1%. 30-year-old women in our country the incidence of breast cancer began to rise with increasing age, mostly in high-risk age 40 to 50 years old, 5-10 years after menopause also appear a small peak.

Cause of breast cancer has not yet entirely clear, but many factors are known to be closely associated with breast cancer. Such as genetic factors, in general, with the mother, and if someone in maternal risk of breast cancer, then the next generation of risk of breast cancer 10% higher than normal; reproductive factors, including age of menarche (postponed 1 year 20% reduction in risk ), menopause (increased risk of delayed 1 year 3%), menstrual cycle (20-39 year old female shorter risk period), senior citizens, single, married without a child, no breast-feeding after giving birth, etc.; the same time with sex hormone levels; nutritional factors such as fat and high calorie food intake, long-term excessive alcohol consumption; or exposure to excessive radiation, and type Ⅱ diabetes are likely to cause breast cancer.

Aqua regia that prevention of breast cancer has become a major public health problem worldwide, so the breast cancer disease "early prevention, early detection and early treatment" would seem particularly important. In his many admissions in the youngest patients with breast cancer only 17 years old. The 17-year-old female patient is a high one, because of his chest, touched the lump taken to hospital by their parents, the examination revealed that the smaller the breast skin of patients have emerged, "orange peel" organization, and has touched to the tumor tissue requires immediate surgery. After biopsy to confirm this were indeed a small breast cancer patients, tumor had 7 cm, but unfortunately discovered too late, post-operative cancer patients had a small transfer of other organs, and soon after died.

Like this is when the discovery of the late and regret, and a minority of patients can not be cured, he called, the majority of women should strengthen the care of their breasts, each woman should learn to "Trilogy of breast self-examination", while adult females to the regular hospital for a year should be a mammogram. Such as X-ray mammography, ultrasound, cell / tissue biopsy examination, can help doctors and patients early detection of cancer tissue or cells. Early detection of breast cancer can not only heal, but also "Conservative" (without the removal of the breast), save medical costs not only greatly reduce the suffering of patients can improve quality of life. The most important thing of course, should maintain a healthy lifestyle, so that a balanced diet, adequate exercise, hormone drugs with caution, maintain a positive and happy mood, marriage and childbearing age breast-feeding, to avoid abortion.

Will do a monthly breast health - breast self Trilogy

The first step: "Look," through standing postures, or to carefully observe both sides of the breast with or without rotation, such as "large and small," "skin surface is not smooth," "inverted nipples", "nipple" and other anomalies.

Step two: "touch," according to the Subclavian on, down to the sixth rib, the lateral of anterior axillary line, the order of the medial side near the sternum, the three fingers close together, check with the pulp until the entire breast nipple. Finger can not check out the skin, the force should be uniform, as the fingers can grasp the intensity of contact pressure to the ribs better.

The third step: "twist" in check through the breast, the use of index finger, middle finger and thumb and squeeze the nipple gently bring about, look carefully at whether the discharge. If any discharge, should go to the hospital for further checks. Finally, check whether the abnormal axillary.

Done every year for breast health - for professional examination

All adult women, whether or not birth, should be carried out once a year to the professional organization of breast examination.

Women before menopause preferably in the first 10 days of each month about passing; women after menopause may be any day of the month to be checked.

General recommended that all women over the age of 40 years once a year breast X-ray mammography.