6 common sense tips for preventing breast cancer

Breast cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in women, accounting for 7% to 10% of all malignant tumors in the body, and ranks first among urban women. Some patients prefer conservative treatment in principle because they are afraid of losing their breasts and causing body deformation. Instead of defending their breasts in this way, it is better to do a good job of prevention in daily life and pay attention to the following 6 common sense:

1. Change your eating habits

Adopt a low-fat, high-fiber diet, eat more cereals, vegetables and beans. Also, be careful not to eat high-salt foods, which can easily cause breast enlargement, especially one week before menstruation.

Overweight women tend to have more obvious breast swelling and pain and are at a higher risk of breast cancer. Losing weight can alleviate the problem to a certain extent.

3. Wear a secure bra

In addition to preventing breast sagging, bras can also prevent the compressed breast nerves from being further compressed and eliminate discomfort.

4. Massage your breasts regularly

Regular breast massage can return excess body fluid to the lymphatic system, which is beneficial for preventing breast cancer. When massaging, first apply soapy liquid to the breast, rotate your fingers along the surface of the breast, move in circles, and then press the breast with your hands and then bounce it up, which is very good for preventing breast discomfort.

5. Avoid drug abuse

Some people often take some anti-inflammatory drugs or painkillers to relieve breast pain, which is a wrong and dangerous practice, because simply relieving breast pain cannot cure the disease, but will also cover up the real condition, which is not good for health. In addition, diuretics should be avoided. Although diuretics help discharge fluids in the body and reduce breast swelling, excessive use of diuretics will lead to potassium loss, disrupt electrolyte balance, and affect glucose formation, all of which are not good for breast health.

6. Heat to relieve pain

Hot compress is a traditional Chinese medicine treatment. It can relieve breast pain by using hot compress bags or taking a hot bath. If you use alternating cold and hot compresses, the effect of eliminating breast discomfort will be better.