Clinical diagnostic methods commonly used:
1 X-ray diagnosis of examination: X-ray radiation is a common method for diagnosis of breast cancer, one of the common breast disease in x-ray films are in general can be divided into lumps or nodules, calcification, and skin thickening syndrome group, catheters and changes in shadow.
2 ultrasound imaging examination: non-invasive ultrasound imaging examination can be repeatedly applied. The more dense breast tissue on ultrasound imaging examination were mainly used to distinguish between the Department of cystic or solid mass. The diagnostic accuracy rate of up to 80% ~ 85% or so.
3 CT examination: CT diagnosis can be used not palpable breast lesions before biopsy location, preoperative staging of breast cancer diagnosis, inspection, after breast area, axilla and internal mammary lymph node enlargement, clinical application of over-generalization.
4 thermal image inspection: The images show surface temperature distribution, due to rapid proliferation of cancer cells rich in blood supply and correspondingly higher surface temperature than the surrounding tissue, with this difference can make a diagnosis. However, this lack of precise diagnostic methods of image standards, thermal anomalies do not correspond with tumor location, diagnosis in line with the rate of poor, less current use.
5 near-infrared scanning: the infrared sensitivity of hemoglobin strong, and the breast blood vessels show a clear shadow. Breast cancer often have increased local blood supply, blood vessels near the thicker, the infrared images show this better, help to improve diagnosis.
6 tumor markers checks: In the carcinogenesis process, by the tumor cells secrete directly to the release of tissue components, and to antigens, enzymes, hormones, or in the form of metabolites present in the tumor cells or in host body fluids of such substances called tumor markers.
7 cytology; fine needle aspiration (or organizations) or discharge of breast tumor cells can be tested for tumor activity can be directly pathological diagnosis. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is increasingly being widely used, its safe operation, diagnosis quickly. The final diagnosis of breast cancer should come from a biopsy.
In general, most of advanced breast cancer metastasis has already occurred, surgical resection is not radical, so the treatment of advanced breast cancer rely mainly on drug therapy, including chemotherapy and Chinese medicine treatment, also depending on the circumstances to take radiation therapy. However, both radiotherapy and chemotherapy need to combine with traditional Chinese medicine to reduce the toxic side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy may play a synergistic role in attenuation.
