What are the rapid diagnosis methods for breast cancer

When it comes to breast cancer, many people are not surprised. Indeed, in recent years, breast cancer has developed into a common malignant disease, which has brought great pain to the majority of female patients. Understanding the diagnosis process of breast diseases is helpful for us to find effective treatment methods as soon as possible to get rid of the pain.

1. Medical history: To diagnose breast cancer, you can check the patient's medical history, such as whether there is a family history of breast cancer, marital history, menstrual status, breastfeeding history, history of breast diseases, breast trauma, whether there is nipple discharge or erosion, and whether the pain is related to menstruation.

Second, physical signs: First, observe whether the breasts on both sides of the patient are at the same level; second, observe whether the skin of the female nipple has changed, the nipple has retracted, the breast skin has inflammatory manifestations, and whether there is orange peel edema, satellite nodules, etc. During the examination, understand the texture, activity and boundary conditions of the female tumor. How should breast cancer be diagnosed? It is also necessary to understand whether there are enlarged lymph nodes in the armpit.

3. Cytological diagnosis: Needle aspiration biopsy: Mainly applicable to larger tumors. This method is simple and easy to perform, with a high accuracy rate. Excisional biopsy: Mostly applicable to diagnosing smaller tumors. Nipple scraping: Applicable when the nipple is accompanied by erosion and ulceration. Nipple discharge smear cytology examination: This examination is helpful for the diagnosis of early intraductal carcinoma.

4. X-ray examination: This examination has a high diagnosis rate for breast cancer, generally reaching more than 95%. X-ray examination is a very powerful auxiliary method for screening breast cancer during the general survey.