Early warning signs of breast cancer, women should not be subjectively ignored

The early signs of breast cancer warning

Prof. Dr. Tran Van Thuan, Director of K Hospital, said in Dan Tri newspaper that breast cancer and gynecological cancer alone accounted for 1/4 (34%) of female cancer cases.

In all types of cancers in women, breast and cervical cancer can be screened and detected early. Especially with breast cancer, the disease is easy to detect at the earliest because the patients themselves can notice abnormal tumors in the breast area.

According to Dr. Thuan, breast cancer patients if detected early in stage I, the survival rate over 5 years is 100%, with cervical cancer is 80-93% . At Central Hospital, K curing many cases of stage 1 - 2 breast cancer curing for more than 5 years and some even surviving for 10-15 years, in some cases, after getting married, giving birth as normal.

If late detection has spread, the treatment will not be effective.

He pointed out the warning signs for cancer so that women can go to the hospital as soon as the risk is detected.

The women are often subjective with early warning signs of breast cancer. However, if you see signs below the line lasting more than two weeks, women need to reputable medical facilities for examination and counseling.

- Pain or redness of the breast, receding nipples, skin of the breast area with protrusions, abnormal contraction.

- Breast discharge, changes in color on the skin of the breast, one breast is thicker than the other.

- There are axillary ganglia or upper lump pit.

Dr. Thuan advises that women should self-examine their breasts about 5 days after the menstrual period, when the mammary glands are soft and most likely to feel the tumors.

In addition, women also practice their routine routine health check, cancer screening when they turn 40. For women at high risk, such as family members who have had breast cancer, gene mutations BRCA1 / BRCA2, early menstruation age, no childbirth . should be examined, screened earlier.

3 steps to self-check breasts at home

According to the advice of doctors, women from the age of 20 should have their breasts checked regularly once a month. The best time is 5 days after the end of menstruation. Even menopausal women need periodic self-examination.

Here are 3 simple steps to help you check your breasts at home:

Step 1: When checking, you should stand in front of the mirror to see whether the breasts are symmetrical, whether the chest skin is wrinkled, grainy or the color changes. Pay attention to whether the nipple is sunken or the discharge is abnormal.

Step 2: Then, use your thumb and forefinger to press and gently nipple to see if the tumor is detected. In addition, gently squeeze the nipple to see if any abnormal discharge is flowing out.

Step 3: Next, use 4 fingers to gently examine the entire breast in a spiral direction from the nipple to the outside or in a spokes pattern from inside to outside and from outside to inside. Use the tip of your finger to gently press, rubbing the breast skin to see if there are abnormal lymph nodes.