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Breast cancer metastasis may be brought about in other parts of the lesion, the specific transfer is as follows:

1. Lymph node metastasis: lymph node metastasis of breast cancer the most common site for the ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes, followed by the ipsilateral internal mammary lymph node, late may be spread to the ipsilateral supraclavicular lymph nodes, or contralateral supraclavicular lymph nodes. The clinical manifestations of lymphatic metastasis can be seen the transfer of parts of lymph nodes. Quality hardware. And even integration into the group. Fixed. Axillary lymph nodes may be late venous pressure, affecting the upper extremity upper extremity edema and lymphatic flow Er Zhi. Such as the supraclavicular lymph node metastasis, may be palpable in the back of knee clavicle large number of scattered or integration into the group of mass, 0 5 ~ 5cm in diameter sizes. The transfer of early lymph node small and hard, when fusion of “sand-like feeling.”

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Breast cancer, once developed to a late stage, there will be signs of metastasis occurred late after the transfer, give the treatment more difficult, even life-threatening. To this end, we have to guard against breast cancer, distant metastasis. Specific symptoms as follows:

1. Breast cancer, metastatic liver is one of the common sites of metastases of breast cancer, which often leads to breast cancer treatment failure. About 60% of the patients are not cured of breast cancer metastasis occurs. Liver metastasis mainly through blood and lymph node metastasis and metastasis, of which the main blood metastasis. Hematogenous dissemination of breast cancer in the first rank of the lungs, then bone, the third is the liver.

The clinical manifestations of breast cancer liver metastases and primary liver cancer is very similar to the transfer of the early symptoms, then will gradually appear on the abdomen or the liver area pain discomfort, and abdominal distension. Jaundice. Loss of appetite. Weak. Weight loss . liver pain. fever and so on.

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Breast cancer may cause changes in the skin, the skin changes are associated with tumor location, depth and degree of violation, generally there are a few a few symptoms:

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Nipple discharge are not always malignant breast cancer, a detailed analysis is as follows:

1. Shimizu of discharge

Nature of discharge of water may be a signal of breast cancer. The feature is colorless and transparent. Occasional sticky, without leaving traces after the spill.

In addition, bloody discharge can be as bright red. Brown. Yellow. Brown in different colors such as more dangerous, should be highly vigilant.

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Breast cancer and breast hyperplasia of the same point is this: Both can see breast lumps.

Breast cancer and breast hyperplasia difference is: hyperplasia of mammary glands of the breast lumps are generally more texture soft, or medium hardness, lumps, mostly bilateral multiple sizes and can nodular. Chip block or granular, activities with the skin and surrounding tissues no adhesion, tumor the size of the characters often change with the menstrual cycle and mood change as slow-growing tumor, and good hair in the middle-aged women;

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Female breast cancer is to turn the dreaded one of the common malignant tumors, of which only 3-5% are genetic factors, most of the induced disease is due to bad habits such as excessive intake of high fat content food. frequently drink alcohol. smoking lead to overweight caused.

Experts believe that these factors make the incidence of breast cancer increased by about 30%. It has long been a controversial question is: obesity will lead to breast cancer? From the present situation, the adult women are overweight is the greatest danger of breast cancer, particularly post-menopausal women, because fat cells produce estrogen.

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Survey showed that: the incidence of breast cancer accounts for 7% of the body a variety of malignant tumors -10%, it has occurred among women, one of the most common malignant tumor, and its often associated with inherited disease, as well as 40-60 years of age. pre-and post-menopausal women have a higher prevalence. The new study found that adult women more fat, the higher the likelihood of breast cancer.

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Many women have had breast tenderness, feeling of not quite understand some of the knowledge of women’s breast cancer will be that he is not suffering from breast cancer. In fact, this idea is wrong, experts in long-term observation and study found that women’s breast pain following six main sub-types:

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Where many women’s breasts are large or small lumps, with the high incidence of breast cancer, women were afraid that he was suffering from breast cancer, psychological suspected he was suffering from breast cancer. In fact, experts told a female friend: Your breasts inside the breast lump is also possible that fibroids, they are different:

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After 16 years at Harvard University researchers found that if the petite women’s body weight (kg) divided by height (in meters) squared (ie, body mass index BMI), the result is less than 25, but has a D cup and above the chest, then the risk of breast cancer after menopause will be significantly larger than the A cup women.

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