What happens if I have chest tightness and shortness of breath due to breast cancer

What happens if I have chest tightness and shortness of breath due to breast cancer?

Chest tightness and shortness of breath in breast cancer can be caused by excessive mental stress, adverse reactions after chemotherapy, hypoproteinemia and other reasons, which can be improved by regulating emotions, taking medication and other methods.

1. Excessive mental stress:

Breast cancer is a common clinical malignant tumor disease. Patients usually experience depression and anxiety, which can easily stimulate nerves and lead to symptoms such as autonomic dysfunction, chest tightness, shortness of breath, palpitations, etc. Negative emotions should be adjusted in time. If necessary, you can take methylcobalamin tablets, vitamin B1 tablets, vitamin B12 tablets and other drugs under the guidance of a doctor.

2. Adverse reactions after chemotherapy:

Chemotherapy is usually required after breast cancer is diagnosed. The drugs used include paclitaxel injection, cisplatin injection, vincristine sulfate injection, etc. Some patients usually experience symptoms such as hair loss, chest tightness, nausea, and loss of appetite during chemotherapy, which generally improve after stopping the medication. Patients should relax their minds during treatment and strengthen their confidence in defeating the disease.

3. Hypoproteinemia:

During the disease, hypoproteinemia may also occur. Due to insufficient protein content in the body, the plasma colloidal osmotic pressure will decrease, which can easily cause chest ascites, manifested as shortness of breath and shortness of breath. It can be treated with intravenous glucose injection, human serum albumin, furosemide injection and other drugs.

In addition to the common causes mentioned above, it may also be caused by lung infection, pleural lymph node metastasis, etc. After becoming ill, you should seek medical attention in time and receive treatment according to the cause.