1. Nipple bleeding or secretion
Nipple discharge in women who are not breastfeeding is mostly pathological, of which intraductal papilloma accounts for about half, followed by breast cystic hyperplasia and breast duct ectasia, and about 15% of patients are breast cancer.
It is generally believed that bloody discharge has a 60% chance of cancer, and serous, milky or watery discharge is more likely to be benign.
People over 50 years old or with lumps are more likely to be cancerous, and non-bloody nipple discharge under 40 years old or without lumps is often benign, which is also a symptom of breast cancer.
2. Skin changes
Most breast diseases have no skin changes, acute mastitis often has skin redness and swelling, breast tuberculosis or plasma cell mastitis may have skin ulcers or fistulas, and breast cancer skin may appear wrinkled or inward to form “dimples”.
If the skin around the nipple repeatedly has eczema and itching, and does not heal for a long time, it may be Paget’s disease, which is a special type of breast cancer. This is a symptom of breast cancer.
3. Breast lumps and local thickening of the breast
Breast lumps are symptoms of breast cancer and have nothing to do with changes in the menstrual cycle. Local thickening of the breast that is getting thicker and wider, especially after menopause, is about 8% cancer and must be taken seriously. These symptoms of breast cancer are relatively common.
What are the symptoms of breast cancer
Early treatment of any cancer is very important, but due to the lack of a scientific and systematic understanding of the early symptoms of breast cancer, the majority of breast cancer patients are unable to detect the disease in time and therefore do not receive effective treatment, which worsens the disease and poses a threat to the patient’s life.
For our health, female friends must pay more attention to changes in their bodies to detect and treat them early.