How to diagnose breast cancer bone metastasis

Bone metastasis is common in breast cancer patients during follow-up examinations. Compared with liver and lung metastasis, it has better treatment effects and less impact on life. The specific diagnosis methods are as follows: 1. Whole body bone scan: confirm whether there is bone metastasis; 2. When body-wide bone pain occurs, report to the doctor in time, and bone examination can be performed on the painful area to rule out metastasis. If metastasis is found in imaging examinations, such as bone ECT or bone magnetic resonance imaging, pathological puncture should be performed to confirm the metastasis. Most patients with bone metastasis can survive for a long time after systemic treatment, so patients do not need to be overly nervous.

What are the symptoms of breast cancer bone metastasis?

When breast cancer patients have bone metastasis, they often experience severe pain in the damaged bones. If left untreated, the pain may be uncontrollable. Common treatments include analgesia, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and bisphosphonates to repair bone damage. Pathological compression fractures may also occur. For example, if breast cancer metastasizes to the thoracic or lumbar spine, it may cause compression fractures. During treatment, unlike ordinary fracture treatment measures, the primary breast cancer must be treated first, and then the local fracture must be treated.

What painkillers should I take for breast cancer recurrence and bone metastasis?

The pain relief of breast cancer bone metastasis should follow the analgesic principles, as follows: 1. The step-by-step principle: different drugs are given according to the patient's pain severity, such as mild, moderate, and severe pain; 2. The principle of oral administration: oral administration is relatively convenient and can easily achieve a sustained analgesic effect; 3. The principle of taking medicine on time: analgesics are divided into short-acting and long-acting types. The medicine should be taken regularly according to the administration time to achieve a better analgesic effect; 4. The principle of individualized administration: choose appropriate drugs according to the patient's condition.