Today breast cancer is the most frequently developing malignant tumor in women. However, despite the increase in the incidence, there is a tendency to lower mortality, which is associated with effective treatment and timely medical examination.
Each malignant tumor has its origin. Breast cancer occurs from the breast tissue, germinating in the surrounding tissue. Moreover, tumor cells can enter other tissues and organs with blood and lymph flow, where new tumors or metastases may be formed.
The exact causes of this disease are unknown, but there are factors contributing to its appearance:
- patient age;
- genetic predisposition;
- diet;
- previous disease.
Women who have suffered many abortions or who have never given birth, and those who are ill with obesity, diabetes, hypertension, atherosclerosis have an increased risk of morbidity.
The first signs of breast cancer are the swelling and compaction of .In order to find them, it is enough to conduct an independent examination, feeling your chest. However, seals do not always indicate the presence of breast cancer in women. Such changes may be characteristic of a benign inflammatory process. When a dense nodule appears, and there are no other changes nearby, it can be a sign of an oncological disease. Doctors recommend regular self-examination, which in many cases helps women to detect a problem and in the early stages to overcome it.
When the tumor develops at a later stage, the following symptoms are observed:
- deforms the contour of the breast;
- ulcers are formed when the tumor is implanted into the skin;
- mammary glands blush and swell;
- from the nipple appear discharge;
- skin or nipple over the tumor is retracted.
In case you have independently found the first signs of breast cancer, immediately consult a doctor. Even if you make a mistake and you do not have cancer, then a professional examination will not be superfluous anyway. In modern medicine, a large number of ways to diagnose breast cancer appeared: ultrasound, biopsy, mammography, oncomarkers.
