Patient's question:
Currently, in general situations: My husband often pinches my breasts hard, and I'm very worried about whether I might have breast diseases, such as breast cancer.Doctor's answer:
This is generally not the case. Early-stage breast cancer, once detected, has a high likelihood of being cured with timely treatment, and the damage to the patient is also minimal. Early treatment of breast cancer significantly impacts the patient's prognosis and has a direct relationship with reducing the mortality rate of breast cancer. In the past, Western medicine primarily relied on surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, and immunotherapy for the treatment of early-stage breast cancer. However, with the continuous research and development of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine in the prevention and treatment of tumors, such as the development and clinical application of ginsenoside Rh2 (Humen Sushen) with a content of 16.2%, traditional Chinese medicine has played a greater role in the treatment of breast cancer. Below, we address your questions. The main symptoms of early-stage breast cancer are as follows: 1. Some early-stage breast cancer patients, although they cannot yet feel a definite lump in the breast, often experience local discomfort, especially postmenopausal women, who may sometimes feel mild pain or discomfort in one breast, or heaviness and aching in one shoulder or back, even extending to the upper arm on that side. 2. Small, bean-sized lumps can be felt within the breast in early stages, which are relatively hard and movable. Generally, there is no obvious pain, although some may experience intermittent dull pain, aching, or stinging pain. 3. Changes in breast shape: The skin over the lump may appear raised, and in some cases, the local skin may resemble orange peel, or even edema, discoloration, or eczema-like changes. 4. The nipple is near the center with nipple retraction. The breast skin may have slight indentation (medically known as "inverted nipple syndrome"), nipple erosion, asymmetry of the nipple, or thickening and roughening of the breast skin with enlarged pores (medically known as "orange peel syndrome"). 5. Nipple discharge: Nipple discharge that is bloody or serous- bloody should be given special attention for further examination. 6. Regional lymph node enlargement, with axillary lymph node enlargement being the most common. Enlargement of supraclavicular lymph nodes already indicates an advanced stage. G9