According to recent studies, more than 40% of women of different age groups suffer from various breast diseases. Since the breast plays an important role in the healthy life of a woman, any changes and inflammation can lead to a significant deterioration in well-being. In addition, diseases of the female breast act extremely negatively on mental health. Therefore, it is very important to identify the symptoms of the disease in time and make every effort to eliminate it.
In this article, we will talk about the most common breast diseases in women. All diseases of the female breast can be conditionally divided into two groups: inflammatory and tumor. In the early stages of the symptoms of these breast diseases are similar. But the consequences can be extremely unfavorable.
Inflammatory diseases of the female breast
The most common disease of the breast, causing severe inflammation, is mastitis. This disease affects women of virtually all ages. But the acute form of mastitis, mainly occurs during breastfeeding. During lactation, milk often stagnates in the glands. This leads to the appearance of chest compressions and causes painful sensations. During feeding on female nipples, cracks often appear, through which viruses and bacteria enter. As a result, the chest develops an inflammatory process and pus is formed.
Signs of breast disease mastitis:
- purulent discharge from the nipples;
- tenderness and swelling of the lymph nodes by the armpits;
- sharp pain when pressed.
Any of these unpleasant phenomena is an occasion to sound an alarm. If you do not start treatment of mastitis in time, then the inflammatory process becomes an abscess. In this case, mastitis can be cured only by surgical intervention.
To inflammatory diseases of the female breast, also, is mastopathy. Mastopathy occurs due to hormonal disorders in the body of a woman and over time this disease can develop into breast cancer. Symptoms of this breast disease are similar to those of mastitis. It is almost impossible to detect this disease at home.
Tumor diseases of the breast
Tumor diseases of the mammary gland in women are dangerous because they are able in a short time to transform into the most serious disease - breast cancer. The most common diseases of the breast are cysts, fibroadenoma, lipoma, cancer.
Of the aforementioned ailments, cyst, fibroadenoma and lipoma belong to benign tumors, and their timely detection allows you to get rid of the disease. Benign breast tumors, as a rule, can be palpated. Therefore, it is very important to remember that any seals in the chest should cause anxiety in a woman.
Breast cancer is a cancer of the breast. At any stage of the cancer, even the initial one, no doctor can guarantee that the disease can be permanently disposed of. Breast cancer refers to such diseases of the breast, the symptoms of which at the initial stages may be completely absent. In order to prevent the development of breast cancer, it is necessary to regularly undergo a survey and abandon bad habits.
Diagnosis of breast diseases
Most breast diseases in women can be diagnosed only in laboratory
There are simple preventive techniques that a woman can do at home. These include a monthly examination of the breast and its probing. With any changes in the structure of the breast, you should consult a doctor.
For women under the age of 40, it is recommended that mammography be done once every three years, after 40 years - every year.