One of the most frequent cancer in women is breast cancer. Symptoms of this disease are not always sufficiently characterized, so experts recommend when it detects any changes in the breast immediately consult your doctor.

The most common types of breast cancer

Breast Cancer Symptoms depend on the type of the disease. Breast cancer can be nodular, diffuse, lobular, ductal, inflammation, eczema and so on. Symptoms of these cancers - different. But for all types of cancer it is very important to timely detection. Therefore, the woman is usually recommended to conduct monthly breast self-examination that can detect the earliest changes in the body. Evaluate these changes need to trust the doctor.

Center Stage Breast Cancer - Symptoms

The most common form of cancer - a nodal breast cancer. Symptoms of the disease can be detected at a monthly breast palpation, which should be carried out on the fifth woman-seventh day of the menstrual cycle The days of the menstrual cycle: Four phases . Cancer unit usually has an uneven lumpy surface and the more he is in size, the more you can reveal its cohesion with the surrounding breast tissue and the more signs taped to the skin.

Cancer grows nodular or towards the skin, or toward the pectoral muscles. If the growth is toward the skin, the skin over the tumor becomes wrinkled at first, and then retracted, thus affecting the shape of the breast.

With the growth of the breast toward the pectoral muscles grow their cancer get married and then the mammary gland becomes inactive.

The following symptoms in nodular cancer is to increase axillary lymph nodes. In the initial stages of the disease lymph nodes Lymph nodes - what keeps our immune system   They are small, dense, slightly painful, not welded together education. In later stages, the lymph nodes are increased, are welded to each other and with the surrounding tissues, presenting dense lumpy conglomerates.

Diffuse Breast Cancer - Symptoms

In diffuse breast cancer tumors spread to the breast without the formation of visible nodes, it kind of permeates the diseased tissue. The most common types of cancer are diffuse edematous infiltrative and inflammatory forms, as well as armored cancer.

Edematous-infiltrative form of cancer is often detected during pregnancy and nursing Breastfeeding - a personal choice   feeding. This is one of the breast swells and rapidly increases in size. In this form of cancer is rarely any pain, but it is very early in the affected lymph nodes - not only the axillary, subclavian and, supraclavicular, and others.

Inflammatory (mastitopodobny) breast cancer Breast cancer: what every woman needs to know   - A relatively rare phenomenon, however, is one of the most dangerous types of cancer, as it is already evident in the later stages and is associated with stage III B. The main symptom of inflammatory breast cancer (BC) is the redness, swelling and increase the local tissue temperature at one site in the prostate.

Symptoms of the disease is difficult to distinguish from normal signs of inflammation of the breast - mastitis. The total increase in temperature may or may not accompany the disease. The skin over the breast lesion site can appear swelling and thickening of the famous "orange peel". The hallmark of inflammatory breast cancer is the total lack of therapeutic effect of antibiotic treatment. Inflammatory breast cancer is more severe other types of breast cancer, often gives proedennogo relapse after treatment and metastases in distant organs.

Armoured breast cancer affected shown by decrease in the size of the breast. At the same time the skin over it thickens, it becomes rough and resembles a shell.

Symptoms of cancer Paget

Paget's cancer - a cancer that spreads toward the nipple and areola, also hitting the skin of the breast. Thus on the first nipple may appear small unhealed abrasion, then it swells and increases in size, or, conversely, is drawn by changing the shape of the breast in general. From the nipple appear clear or bloody discharge. The skin of the nipple, the areola (the areola) and breast tumor can be covered over erosions, superficial ulcers, crusts and scales. The appearance of such skin resembles eczema, so cancer is often called Paget ekzemopodobnye. Cancer Paget develops relatively slowly and later than other types of breast cancer metastasizes to distant organs.

Breast cancer has a variety of symptoms, sometimes disguised as symptoms of other diseases. The first symptoms can be seen only by the woman, so it is important to conduct monthly breast self-examination.

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Pregnancy - a holiday that awaits female breast throughout his life. The level of prolactin (a hormone that promotes lactation) increased, and sometimes even before birth begins to stand out from the nipple colostrum. The breasts are more voluminous, even those who never boasted bust size. However, it was during and after pregnancy increases the likelihood of developing mastitis. The appearance of the seals in the breast tissue is associated with the activity of the hormone estrogen Estrogen - the key to bone health   and progesterone Progesterone - norm and pathology . In the body of the pregnant woman, they are produced in large numbers, and their level is high up to the birth. In most cases, breast is not the slightest danger to the health of mother and child.

Symptoms of mastitis

The main symptom of mastitis is the seal in the chest, usually small. They are round to the touch, painful and moving - that is, when you touch them, do not feel that knot "rooted" to one place. The latter, as a rule, distinguished mastopathy cancer, but alone it is impossible to make an accurate diagnosis. The nodules can be quite large - up to 2.5 cm in diameter, and even more. It is also a norm - breast, according to doctors, is developing more than half of all women, but most of them do not pay attention or do not even know that they have this disorder. This is not surprising, because breast self-examination has not yet become common practice among women, breast and very often is not accompanied by any pain or discomfort, or any other unpleasant symptoms.

If you find yourself in the breast compression, as soon as possible consult a physician.

Diagnostics

The first doctor conducts a regular inspection and, if also feel chest nodules, appoint a further examination.

• Mammography. This method is to survey the problem areas using X-rays. Many pregnant women are afraid that the X-rays may adversely affect fetal development. This fear is not unfounded, but the radiation dose mammography, unlike conventional x-ray is very small and is considered completely harmless. Typically, mammograms do expectant mothers over thirty years.
• Ultrasonography is generally used for the study of the seals in the breast in younger women. The fact that up to thirty years, breast tissue is still so dense that it is difficult to interpret the image obtained with the help of mammography. With ultrasound you can see exactly where the seals are located, as well as define them solid or filled with fluid. In the latter case, the formation of a high probability are cysts.
• Aspiration. During this procedure to bundle thin hollow needle is introduced. If the liquid comes out of the knot, then it's a cyst. Pregnant women aspiration prescribed only when needed. Typically, moms best to avoid invasive procedures, such safe even as aspiration.
• Biopsy. If the doctor can make an accurate diagnosis based on the results of tests already listed, he shall designate a biopsy. This test is necessary when there is a suspicion that the solid formation in the breast are cancerous.

Treatment

In most cases, breast Breast - the mirror Women's Health   It does not require treatment, and it is administered during pregnancy especially rare. For example, hormone therapy, which is sometimes used to relieve the symptoms of mastitis, is not suitable for pregnant women. If the breast is particularly painful, ask your doctor to recommend a safe analgesic. Do not take aspirin, especially in the third trimester of pregnancy - a drug increases the risk of miscarriage Miscarriage - can you protect yourself from it?   and preterm birth. Screened regularly to monitor the development of mastitis.