Only women get breast cancer? Answering 4 myths about breast cancer

When it comes to breast cancer, many people's first reaction is that it is a disease exclusive to women. Only women can get breast cancer. This is a misunderstanding of breast cancer. Lack of understanding of breast cancer is prone to many misunderstandings, which is not conducive to the prevention of breast cancer. What are the misunderstandings about breast cancer? Let's learn about them together.

1. Only women get breast cancer

Many people think that only women get breast cancer. Men will not get breast cancer. There are many people who think this way. But it is a misunderstanding. It is true that women are more likely to get breast cancer than men, about 100 times more than men. But this does not prove that men will not get breast cancer. Breast cancer in men is more serious than in women, because they are basically found in the late stage and the mortality rate is also very high. Studies have shown that the reason why men get breast cancer is because of estrogen and progesterone. Men can also start from this aspect to see if they have the pathogenic factors in this regard.

2. Breast cancer only occurs in middle-aged and elderly women

Many people believe that breast cancer only occurs in middle-aged and elderly women, and young women are not at risk of breast cancer. Therefore, there is no need to take preventive measures. This is a misunderstanding. Studies have shown that breast cancer has no age limit, and young women can also get breast cancer. The reason why breast cancer occurs is due to the influence of pathogenic factors. So if you want to know whether you will get breast cancer, first check whether you have the pathogenic factors of breast cancer.

3. Breast cancer is the same for all

Breast cancer is not all the same, it also has different types. However, the pathological classification is more complicated. According to the case, it can be divided into non-invasive breast cancer, early invasive breast cancer, invasive breast cancer, other rare breast cancers, etc. Different types of breast cancer will also have different treatments. Different treatment plans will also be formulated. After getting breast cancer, you must first determine the type, so as to determine the treatment direction.

4. Wearing a bra with an underwire increases the risk of breast cancer

Many people believe that wearing a bra with an underwire will increase the risk of breast cancer. Many bra advertisements also carry the slogan of preventing breast cancer, which is also a misunderstanding. Nowadays, studies have shown that the risk of breast cancer is not much related to bras with underwires. There is no clear evidence that wearing a bra with an underwire will make people more likely to get breast cancer, but wearing a bra with an underwire for a long time will hinder the blood circulation of the breasts and make it easy to suffer from diseases such as breast hyperplasia.