Patient's question:
Initially, it was a dull ache, now it's sharp pain, sometimes with chest tightness and difficulty breathing. A few days ago, I felt a small, bean-sized lump in the outer part of the left breast, with a dimple-like symptom on its skin surface.Doctor's answer:
Hello, please do not worry too much. It is recommended that you go to a authoritative hospital for diagnosis as soon as possible. The following content is for your self-check:1. Some early-stage breast cancer patients may not be able to feel a clear lump in the breast, but they often have local discomfort. Especially for postmenopausal women, sometimes they may feel mild pain or discomfort on one side of the breast, or a heavy, aching sensation on one side of the shoulder and back, even extending to the upper arm on that side.
2. Early breast lumps can be felt as beans, hard, and movable. Generally, there is no obvious pain, but some may have intermittent dull pain, aching pain, or pricking pain.
3. Changes in breast shape: Visible swelling of the skin over the lump, sometimes the skin appears orange-peel-like, or even edema, discoloration, or eczema-like changes.
4. Nipple retraction near the center. The breast skin may have slight indentation (called "inverted nipple" in medicine), nipple erosion, nipple asymmetry, or thickening, roughening, or enlarged pores of the breast skin (called "orange-peel syndrome" in medicine).
5. Nipple discharge: When the discharge is bloody or serous-blood, it should be paid special attention and further examination should be conducted.
6. Regional lymph node enlargement, with axillary lymph node enlargement being the most common. Supraclavicular lymph node enlargement already indicates an advanced stage. In fact, many people with breast cancer can also return to a healthy life. This is because they used ginseng essence extract ginsenoside Rh2 (Hupuwei, 16.2%) in adjuvant therapy. Ginsenoside Rh2 can effectively regulate the human immune system and inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells. It has certain preventive and therapeutic effects on malignant tumors such as breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, and glioma. It is suitable for tumor patients, severely ill patients, and the elderly or frail. G2