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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Symptoms of Breast Cancer

Symptoms of early stage breast cancer

In general, no significant pain, sometimes stabbing pain or illness. Some patients with early stage breast cancer in the breast even if it does not find a palpable lump, but often arises discomfort in the area.

1. Breasts change shape: visible bumps on the skin, in certain areas such as orange peel skin look even edema, discoloration, eczema, and others.

2. No pain in the ipsilateral breast, only a small bump grows, mostly located in the outer upper quadrant of the breast.

3. Retraction at the center of the nipple. Breast skin slightly hollowed (in terms of medicine called "dimple disease"), erosion occurs and asymmetric thickening of the nipple or breast skin, and roughness, enlarged pores (in terms of medicine called "orange skin disease").

4. Ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes become enlarged and hard. In later stages, ipsilateral supraclavicular palpable in the axilla.

5. Fraction having a bloody discharge, a liquid such as water.

Symptoms of early stage breast cancer in women

Breast cancer is one of the vulnerable cancer experienced by women. Breast cancer incidence rates are getting younger. Early-stage breast cancer at a very high recovery rate if done early detection and treatment.

Breast cancer in early stages, when touched, usually do not find any obvious lumps in the breast. But often feel discomfort in the area. Especially for women after menopause, when mild pain on the side of the breasts or shoulders feel heavy and achy feeling inconveniences even spread to the upper arm, most likely a sign of early stage breast cancer.
Symptoms of late-stage breast cancer in men

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancer in women, approximately 1% -2% of breast cancer patients were men. Although rare men who develop breast cancer, but should still be taken to avoid the occurrence of breast cancer.

1. Lump that is painless. This is the first symptom is often discovered by men. The lump is generally located below the areola, precisely in the center of male breast glandular tissue, relatively rapid tumor growth, tumor boundary is unclear.

2. Changes in the skin on the chest. There are symptoms of adhesions in the chest muscles or skin of the breast cancer patient man.

3. Abnormalities of the nipple. 20% of patients experienced men into her nipples and scab.

4. Nipple discharge. Nipple discharge may be experienced by a patient over male breast cancer, but not heeded.

5. Lymph nodes. Many breast cancer patients diagnosed male first time to detect the presence of axillary lymph nodes.

Modern hospital Guangzhou experts warn that men and women willing to do early detection of abnormalities in the breast, because it can help prevent breast cancer. Early detection and treatment of high levels of effectiveness and prolong life.

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