What are the ways breast cancer metastasizes

Breast cancer metastasis includes the following ways: 1. Direct infiltration: Tumor cells invade adjacent parts, such as the skin forward and the chest muscle backward; 2. Lymphatic metastasis: Tumor cells metastasize along the lymphatic vessels, which can cause lymph node enlargement; 3. Vascular metastasis: Tumor cells invade blood vessels and metastasize to distant places along the blood. Blood metastasis usually occurs very late. Since breast cancer is a systemic disease, a small number of patients will have vascular metastasis in the early stage, and the condition is more serious.

What are the symptoms of breast cancer recurrence and metastasis?

Symptoms of breast cancer recurrence and metastasis are as follows: 1. Local recurrence: mainly manifested as cancer masses around the original breast, including breast protection, local skin or axillary, clavicular lymph node enlargement; 2. Remote metastasis: mainly depends on the metastatic site, there are no specific symptoms, mainly manifested as pain and dysfunction at the metastatic site. For example, patients with lung metastasis have coughs, patients with bone metastasis have bone pain, and patients with liver metastasis have loss of appetite, indigestion, and even jaundice. Remote metastasis generally occurs later, and patients are advised to have regular follow-up examinations after surgery to improve prognosis.

How to prevent breast cancer?

Breast cancer prevention has received much attention, and it cannot be prevented by vaccination. The following are ways to prevent breast cancer: 1. Patients over 40 or 50 years old are recommended to undergo a mammography examination every year or every two years. Breast cancer can be detected early through imaging examinations to improve the effectiveness of treatment; 2. If it is hereditary breast cancer, gene mutation, it can be treated with drugs to reduce the incidence of breast cancer, and patients can also reduce the possibility of cancer by removing the breast.