Breast Cancer: 5 myths that do not have to believe
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For the vast majority of women are no worse illness.
Doctors mammology share the concerns of their patients: the last 20 years the incidence of breast cancer came in first place among women’s malignancies.Still too early to panic experts do not advise it. Especially in recent years in this area is not nearly as bleak as it seems. Dispel the many myths about the most horrible female ailment, we asked the doctor of medicine doctor mammologist Larissa Burdin.
Myth number 1. I’m still young, I have nothing to be
This myth soothe themselves with many women, trying to hide from problems. And lose precious time by signing a death sentence. What was once considered casuistry, now it is no surprise. Recently, breast cancer younger. If earlier the diagnosis is found mostly in older women (45 years and older), is a dangerous disease often reveal already at 30-35-year-olds.
Create your own dangerous process has a lot: severe stress, trauma, breast, gynecological problems (such as uterine fibroids and endometriosis). Of great importance in the development of breast cancer (including benign) is heredity. If the cancer was at your mother, aunts, grandmothers or other relatives on the maternal side, you are – at risk. And nothing about such a serious stress for the female body as abortion, generally speaking it is not necessary. Such a drastic hormonal changes can become quite a powerful stimulus for the formation of the mammary gland of nodes and cysts.
Myth number 2. I have no pain. Why should I go to the doctor?
At the initial stage of cancer, and indeed is often asymptomatic. And even for oncology accounted for only 5% of all requests to the About CNET centers, relax doctors advise. In "favorable" conditions, any benign breast disease can easily degenerate into cancer. Doctors repeatedly told: women, be more attentive to her, examining her breast. Notice any anomaly, not hide his head in the sand, running to the doctor!
A self is best carried out once a month, a 5-12-th day from the beginning of the menstrual cycle. What cause for concern? Seals of any location, shape and size, indrawing of the skin or nipple (such changes may cause the emerging tumor), discharge from the breast (especially bloody, brown and amber). But the pain (with or without dotragivanii to the chest), associated with the menstrual cycle, often show banal mastopathy.
Myth number 3. Detect breast cancer in time can not
Not so! Thanks to modern techniques survey today reveal cancer even trehmillimetrovogo size. The sooner the truth is established, the better: cancer is curable only in the early stages.The best way to dispel the doubts – a mammogram, a special study of the universal X-ray of the breast, allowing the "enlighten" the fact that conventional X-ray device to "see" not under force. Skin, the nipple and areole, subcutaneous fat layer, tissues, blood vessels, ducts – from the keen eye mammograph not escape even the most minute changes in the female breast.Where indicated the survey done at any age.
Women 45 to treat yourself carefully. Starting from 40-45 years to earn the risk of malignant disease of the breast is increasing every year dozens of times! In the USA, Scandinavia, Holland and other Western countries for a long time, there are special programs screening, according to which once a year, every woman who has reached adulthood, they must be visited Mammologist. Recently, such a program was implemented and we have. Here are just extend it to the largest possible number of women while our doctors elusive. The stumbling block – the traditional Russian "maybe". And the unfortunate fear, which still prevents many women come to the doctor-mammologist.
Myth number 4. Why once irradiated? X-ray – it’s bad
This is not true. Mammography – one of the most low-dose X-ray studies. According to global data, use of mammography reduced mortality from breast cancer by 25% and the detection of malignant tumors at an early stage has increased to 80%.
Myth number 5. Cancer – is incurable. Why suffer, suffer? Better not to know
Women, who so argue, play hide and seek with the fate, says Professor Burdin. These people are simply afraid of responsibility to themselves and their families. Of course, the treatment of cancer requires large forces and occasions. But, believe me, the game worth the candle. Because breast cancer is treated well. In one condition: if it is detected in time.
And, of course, an important role in the treatment of cancer is the nature of the patient. Larissa Markovna than once observed how easy it eats a disease of those who lose heart and go into hysterics. Medical practice shows: cancer fears optimists. The same applies to risk his money. Unbelievable but true: kantserofoby (people panic fear of cancer), just more often and they get sick. Professor Burdin convinced: in any situation to be optimistic. Even if you have found a small "shrimp", be thankful that it happened on time.
It’s interesting. More recently, the factors conducive to the development of a formidable female ailment, was added one more – loneliness. Experts explain this phenomenon is simple: negative emotions have a clear hormonal background. When a woman does not fulfill its main purpose – to be a wife and mother nature is cruel to her for revenge. Proof of this – medical statistics reflecting the situation with breast cancer incidence: the highest of its performance in civilized countries, where ordinary family values does not take first place in the women’s coordinate system.
By the way. Today, doctors can determine predisposition to breast cancer long before … the birth of his potential victim. With the help of special tests on the carrier of the gene for breast cancer this critical analysis can be done any wishes. This primarily women who have breast cancer was diagnosed in close relatives. More recently, modern medicine has gone further, and encumbered with hereditary problems of women appeared to have healthy children, by removing the gene for hereditary breast cancer … extracorporeal (in vitro) fertilization.
Readers to note. Do not get carried away uncontrolled hormonal drugs – contraceptive or means of facilitating the heavy burden of menopause. Without a preliminary survey of breast drink hormones (which the vast majority of doctors mammologists, incidentally, are very positive) can not.
In addition to hormonal therapy major test for a gentle woman’s breasts may become pregnant. The future of motherhood should be prepared in advance, if you do not want to earn mastitis, fraught with serious implications for breast cancer.
Not izmozhdayte their mammary gland close wearing a bra.
Avoid injuries and traumas.
Are useful for breast swimming pool, as well as some food: cabbage (this product is absolutely everything you need for the female breast), carrots (a storehouse of vitamin A), apples, corn, soy, legumes.
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