What are the symptoms of breast cancer metastasis

Symptoms of breast cancer metastasis include: 1. Lymph node metastasis: It is the most common way of breast cancer metastasis. The main ways of metastasis are: axillary lymph node metastasis and lymph node metastasis beside the ipsilateral sternum; 2. Blood metastasis: The most common metastatic sites are lungs, bones, liver, brain, adrenal glands, etc. If it metastasizes to the lungs, there will be a single nodule, and some people will choke and cough. The most common bone metastasis is the sternum and pelvis, which can cause bone pain. If it metastasizes to the brain to form a local mass or a local metastatic tumor, it is easy to cause dizziness and headaches.

Can breast cancer metastasize to bones?

Breast cancer patients do not necessarily have bone metastasis. The occurrence of bone metastasis is related to the pathological type of cancer. Generally speaking, the five-year survival rate of patients with early and mid-stage breast cancer can reach more than 95%, that is, the clinical cure rate. The proportion of metastasis in patients with mid-stage breast cancer is relatively small. Patients with advanced breast cancer have bone metastasis, poor treatment effect, and the five-year survival rate is less than 20%. Once diagnosed, patients should actively cooperate with doctors to avoid bone metastasis, which can improve clinical cure rate and prolong survival.

Painful sites of breast cancer bone metastasis

Breast cancer bone metastasis often occurs in patients with advanced breast cancer. When metastases to a certain part of the bone, this part shows obvious pain. In clinical practice, it mainly metastasizes to the spine and ribs, and can also metastasize to the skull. The pain level of bone metastasis is high. Generally speaking, the therapeutic effect of analgesics is not obvious. The pain requires advanced analgesics to control, and in severe cases, even analgesics are not obvious. Patients with bone metastasis are prone to pathological fractures. Clinically, bisphosphonates are recommended for the treatment of bone metastasis, which have a significant effect on relieving pain and bone metastasis.