Nursing measures for breast cancer patients

Women's health has now received widespread attention from more and more people. Among all women's diseases, breast cancer is the most common and high-incidence one, but the early symptoms of this disease are not very obvious, so we must do a good job of nursing. So what are the basic nursing measures for breast cancer?

The basic nursing measures for breast cancer mainly include the following:

First of all, patients should take care of themselves. Patients should take care of themselves at the right time and insist on it. Generally, it can be started about one week after the operation, first exercise the flexion and extension of the wrist, then the flexion and extension of the elbow joint, and about two weeks later, you can start to exercise the shoulder joint. There are several ways:

Reaching high exercise: Stand facing the wall, raise your arms and gradually reach up along the wall. You can draw several lines on the wall from low to high and do them in sequence to help restore the shoulder joint's lifting function.

Exercise to touch the contralateral ear: The affected side can first perform lateral elevation exercises, and then transition to touching the contralateral ear.

Hair combing exercise: lift the affected limb in front of the forehead, place the palm on the forehead, and then make a hair combing movement until the back of the head. This exercise can promote the recovery of shoulder joint rotation function.

In addition, the basic nursing measures for breast cancer require patients to take good care of themselves. In order to take good care of breast cancer, they should also take good care of their diet. After treatment, patients need to replenish the necessary nutrients in a timely manner. The daily protein requirement of patients is higher than that of normal people. Fat should not be too much. Carbohydrates should be a combination of coarse and fine grains, and the food should be rich and varied. Eat fresh vegetables and fruits. Pay attention to the balance of nutrients in the diet. Too much or too little is not advisable.