What causes breast pain at 60?

For female friends, no matter at what age, they should pay attention to their breast care to avoid the occurrence of breast diseases. If a woman in her sixties finds breast pain, she should be alert to whether it is a symptom of breast cancer.

1. Although some early breast cancer patients cannot feel a clear lump in the breast, they often have local discomfort, especially postmenopausal women. Sometimes they feel mild pain and discomfort in one breast, or heaviness, soreness and discomfort in one shoulder and back, and even involve the upper arm on that side.

2. In the early stage, a bean-sized lump can be felt in the breast, which is hard and movable. There is generally no obvious pain, and a few have paroxysmal dull pain, dull pain or stabbing pain.

3. Changes in breast appearance: The skin at the site of the lump may be seen to be bulging, and some local skin may appear orange peel-like, or even edematous, discolored, or have eczema-like changes.

4. The nipple is retracted near the center. The breast skin has slight depression (medically known as "dimple syndrome"), nipple erosion, nipple asymmetry, or the breast skin becomes thicker and coarser with enlarged pores (medically known as "orange peel syndrome").

5. Nipple discharge: If the discharge is bloody or serous, special attention should be paid to further examination.

6. Regional lymphadenopathy, most commonly in the ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes. Supraclavicular lymphadenopathy is already in the late stage.