What are the causes of breast cancer

The risk factors of breast cancer include: 1. Family history of breast cancer: that is, there is a first-degree relative with breast cancer, or the patient carries a susceptibility gene related to breast cancer; 2. Multiple artificial abortions; 3. Being unmarried, childless, late childbearing, less breastfeeding time after childbirth or artificial breastfeeding; 4. Imbalance of sex hormone levels in the body; 5. Poor diet and lifestyle habits, such as excessive intake of food additives, smoking, drinking, etc.; 6. Excessive exposure to radiation or carcinogens, such as frequent X-rays or radiation therapy.

What are the symptoms of breast cancer?

The incidence of breast cancer is increasing clinically, and the cure rate is high. Breast cancer has the following symptoms: 1. Breast lumps: The lumps are very hard, without pain or redness. Traditional Chinese medicine calls them breast rocks, and benign diseases are called breast nuclei; 2. Nipple inversion: Cooper's ligament symptoms appear, and the nipple is pulled into the breast. As you age, you need to be vigilant about nipple inversion; 3. Orange peel-like changes in the nipple: The nipple and breast skin are swollen, and the surface is very rough like orange peel changes; 4. Varicose veins in the breast: The blood vessels on the breast increase and become thicker.

How is breast cancer diagnosed?

Breast cancer is diagnosed through histological biopsy, such as taking tissue samples with a hollow needle or sectioning the tumor. This is the gold standard for diagnosing breast cancer. Color Doppler ultrasound can also help us find breast cancer. It does not produce radiation, is very economical and convenient, and is conducive to finding some breast lumps that are not easy to find during the first visit or self-examination. Molybdenum target examination is an X-ray examination. For very early breast cancer, it can even find tiny calcification foci when the breast cancer has not formed a lump, and timely excision or sampling examination can be performed, and then treatment can be carried out as soon as possible.