Experts explain effective breast cancer screening methods

As people pay more attention to women's health, the examination methods for many women's diseases have also been greatly improved, including the examination methods for breast cancer, which is very helpful for timely diagnosis of breast cancer. So what are the common examination methods for breast cancer ? The following is a brief introduction to the common examination methods for breast cancer.

In general, the common breast cancer screening methods are:

1. Breast B-ultrasound: B-ultrasound scanning can distinguish between cystic and solid lesions of the breast and is a common method for detecting breast cancer. B-ultrasound scanning of breast cancer often shows a low-echo mass with irregular shape and uneven internal echoes. Color ultrasound can show blood flow signals inside and around the mass. At present, it is internationally recognized that breast mammography is the most effective means of breast screening. However, the accuracy of mammography in diagnosing breast diseases will be affected by the density of the breast. Because young women have dense glands and rich fibrous tissue, they often show dense shadows throughout the breast and lack of layered contrast. Therefore, young women under the age of 35 can use breast B-ultrasound as the preferred screening method. In addition, B-ultrasound scanning has advantages in observing axillary lymph nodes.

2. Mammography: It is a classic method for breast cancer examination, which is achieved by using a special mammography X-ray machine. The common manifestations of breast cancer lesions in X-rays are regular or quasi-circular masses, irregular or fuzzy masses, burr masses, and translucent ring masses. In addition, mammography is highly sensitive to small calcifications and can detect some characteristic calcifications (such as clustered sand-like calcifications) at an early stage.

3. Dynamic enhanced nuclear magnetic resonance: Nuclear magnetic resonance examination is the imaging examination method with the highest resolution of soft tissues. It has many advantages over X-ray and B-ultrasound, such as: reliable diagnosis of multi-centric lesions; sensitivity and specificity are both over 90%; dense breasts, deep and high positions will affect the evaluation of molybdenum targets, while MRI is not affected by these factors; images can be rotated or cut in any plane, and can clearly show tiny tumors; tumor microvascular distribution data can provide more tumor functional parameters and treatment response; tumor necrosis and fibrous tissue hyperplasia after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, palpation and B-ultrasound are difficult to truly reflect the scope of residual tumors, and nuclear magnetic resonance has unparalleled advantages over other examination methods in this regard. This is a common method for breast cancer examination.

The above is an effective method for checking breast cancer, and I hope it will be helpful to female friends. Once diagnosed with breast cancer, you must go to the hospital immediately for active treatment so that you can receive better treatment and relieve the condition in time.