Breast cancer today occupies the very first place among cancers in women. Every year around 1 million cases are registered worldwide. According to WHO statistics, 30% of women who have had breast cancer are less than 45 years old.
The American "Cancer Institute" estimated that with timely treatment, the disease is treatable in 98% of cases. Therefore, timely diagnosis and prevention of breast cancer is of particular importance.
Diagnostics
Each woman, in order to avoid the development of breast cancer and for its prevention, should conduct an everyday examination of her breasts. For this:
- Stand in front of a large mirror and carefully examine the chest. Pay special attention to its form.
- After making half a turn, examine each breast alternately. Then put your hands behind your neck to stretch the pectoral muscle, and examine the gland once more.
- With your right hand, palpate the left breast. It should not have any hardening. Then change your hand and examine your right breast.
Warning Signals
After the inspection, the woman should not find any seals or changes in the form of the mammary gland. If changes were found, it is necessary to differentiate them correctly. Signs of possible development of breast cancer are:
- any seals or swelling in the area of the breast that do not disappear after menstruation;
- change in size, as well as the shape of the breast;
- discharge from the nipples, which are not associated with lactation , sometimes having an admixture of blood;
- change of skin in the chest area (ripples, redness).
Prevention
Many women do not bother themselves with carrying out the above-described examination and the more they do not know how to prevent breast cancer. With this disease, breast cancer prevention plays a big role. That is why compliance with the following aspects is a must.
- Correct selection of underwear. Poorly selected, not in size, the laundry injures the tender skin of the mammary glands, and also irritates the nerve fibers located in it. That's why a woman should pay special attention to the selection of underwear. The bra should correspond to the size of the breast and not to violate its correct, anatomical position. Particular danger is represented by models, in the design of which there is no provision for a strapless.
- Proper nutrition. Scientists have proved that the main cause of development of oncological diseases are free radicals found in foods. Therefore, a woman must necessarily eat foods rich in antioxidants. For example, green tea. It is also proved that the flavonoids contained in green onions are capable of destroying harmful for the body radicals. The most good defenders of the breast are tomato and cabbage, which in their composition contain lycopene and choline, neutralizing the action of radicals.
- Breastfeeding . The process of lactation is a good prevention of breast cancer, since it is during breastfeeding that special hormones are produced.
With a rough interruption of feeding, there is a violation of the synthesis of hormones, which leads to a hormonal failure of the organism and may contribute to an abnormal cell division leading to the development of oncocytes. - Gymnastics. The mammary gland in a woman should be constantly surrounded by strong pectoral muscles. To do this, you need to perform simple physical exercises. For example: extend your arms in front of you and squeeze them so that your chest tenses.
- Special attention should be paid to prevention women who have a family predisposition to breast cancer.