Daily attention points for breast health

Perform self-examination at regular intervals, choose the right screening items according to age, and stay away from risk factors that are known to damage the breasts. 90% of the "breast care secrets" uploaded on the Internet are basically IQ taxes, so there is no need to follow the trend blindly.

Some people may say, I have read many foreign guides before and said that it is not recommended for ordinary women to do self-examination? This is really not who is right or wrong. The popularity of breast cancer screening among women in European and American countries is high, and most people have regular specialist examinations every year. The necessity of self-examination is indeed not high. However, in the actual domestic environment, many people do not have the habit of regular physical examinations every year. Many early breast nodules and even tumors are brought to the doctor by patients who accidentally touch them. Therefore, most of our clinical frontline doctors still recommend that everyone take a few minutes every month to do a self-examination, which is extremely cost-effective.

Don’t follow the short videos and pinch them. Many people are so frightened that they cry when they pinch their breasts and find a hard lump. If you run over and check, you will find that the breast glands are normal - the breast itself is bumpy. If you pinch it with your hands, you will definitely feel a hard "lump". The correct method is to press the entire breast and armpit area with your fingertips flatly 7 to 10 days after the end of menstruation. When taking a shower, it is best to touch the slippery ones after using shower gel. If you touch hard lumps that are not there before and are not painful, or your nipples bleed clear/bloody liquid for no reason, or the skin is sunken like orange peels, don't delay, go directly to the breast department to register, it is 100 times more effective than scaring yourself by searching Baidu symptoms at home.

Speaking of examinations, many people are confused about how to choose between B-ultrasound and mammography. Last time, there was a 32-year-old girl who had a mammography as part of her workplace physical examination. The result report showed that there was calcification. She was so scared that she didn't sleep well for half a month. She came over to check the B-ultrasound and found nothing. In fact, the glands of women under the age of 35 are relatively dense, and the rays of the mammography target cannot pass through. Instead, the normal glands are likely to appear suspicious calcifications, and they will suffer from unnecessary radiation and worry. In this age group, it is enough to give priority to breast B-ultrasound every year; women over 40 years old can have B-ultrasound every year, and mammography every 1 to 2 years. Those with family medical history can advance the screening time, just listen to the doctor's instructions, and do not need to blindly add items. Oh, by the way, some people asked if having small breasts makes it easier to get breast cancer? This really has nothing to do with it. The incidence of breast cancer is related to the density of the glands, and it is not related to big or small breasts. Don't think that you don't need to get checked because you have small breasts. You still need to get checked.

First let’s talk about the most frequently asked question about underwear. Many people say that wearing underwire underwear can cause cancer. This is really a rumor that has been circulating for more than ten years. Of course, there are different opinions: some surgeons think that as long as you wear tight clothes and the underwire does not cause chest pain, it doesn’t matter what you wear; some doctors who do breast rehabilitation will recommend wearing underwire-free underwear with good support to reduce the pressure on the glands. In fact, the key point is: what you wear is comfortable, and don’t buy a smaller size of push-up bra to squeeze the gap. I have met a girl who wore a tight push-up bra for three days to take wedding photos. The pain was so painful that it was difficult to even lift her arms. When I checked, it was that the glands were compressed and edematous. There was no problem. It would be fine after a week.

There are also breast massages and breast opening with essential oils that beauty salons boast are amazing. They say they can eliminate nodules and detoxify, but don’t believe it. Breast departments in regular hospitals have never had "breast massage" as a treatment option. If the nodules can be eliminated by pressing them twice, then we don't need to do any surgery. Of course, some people say that my breasts are no longer swollen and painful after the massage. That's because the massage relaxes the muscles around the chest. You can apply a hot towel at home for ten minutes and rub the muscles on the outside of the chest and armpits. It can also relieve swelling and pain. You don't have to spend thousands to go to a beauty salon and suffer. If you encounter a heavy hand massage and cause gland damage, or the essential oil used secretly adds estrogen, it will easily stimulate the growth of nodules, which is not worth the loss.

There are even more misunderstandings about diet. Many people say that drinking soy milk and eating tofu will cause breast cancer, saying that it contains estrogen. They are really wrong about soy. Soybeans contain phytoestrogens, which have a different structure from estrogen in the human body. Instead, they can play a two-way regulatory role and have a protective effect on the breast. Drinking a cup of soy milk every day will not cause any problems. What we really need to avoid are royal jelly, snow clams, breast enhancement supplements with unknown ingredients, and some three-no supplements that claim to "slow down aging." There used to be a 40-year-old elder sister who heard from friends that snow clams are good for her beauty. She ate less than half a bowl every day, and after half a year of eating, three breast nodules were found during a physical examination. Although they were benign, she was very scared. After she stopped, she checked again and found that the nodules had not grown any more.

Finally, let me talk about something that everyone can relate to. Last time a girl came for a review and said she was fine after the last check. She had a fight with her husband this month and her chest hurt for almost two weeks. It’s true that long-term anxiety, stress, and suffocation will indeed affect hormone levels and aggravate the swelling and pain of breast hyperplasia. Of course, you don’t have to be so pretentious as to say, “I’ll get breast cancer once I get angry.” It’s not that exaggerated, but try not to compete with yourself. When you have time, go out for a few steps and go shopping with friends. Breast care products are more useful than any other.

Actually, breasts are really not that delicate. You don’t need to hold them every day for fear of touching them, and you don’t need to be frightened and unable to sleep after reading about breast disease every day. Don’t mess around and check them regularly. If you really have problems, go to a doctor at a regular hospital. It’s better than anything else.