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Breast Cancer

** What is breast cancer Breast cancer occurs in the breast or breast lobular, after an unknown cause or multiple changes into cancer cells to the surrounding normal tissue invasion or by the blood, lymphatic system spread to the body. Therefore, breast cancer in the first part of the spread of Difficult before spreading to the whole body, and the timing of treatment is confined to the breast or breast and underarm lymph nodes.


** There are more and more breast cancer patients in recent years. There is an increase in older mothers and single women in late marriages.
· More mothers are not fed breastfeeding.
Western diet increasingly Western people, increased fat intake and healthy behavior, lifestyle changes.
Lack of awareness of breast cancer, correct understanding of the general lack of.
· Breast self-examination fails to take place on a regular basis, and high-risk persons fail to undergo regular examination.


** How to detect breast cancer early? Do a breast self-examination every month.
§ In addition to monthly breast self-examination, high-risk groups should undergo regular physician examination, X-ray photography and sonography each year.
Breast self-examination found lumps or suspected symptoms, should immediately find breast cancer specialist or general surgeon for further examination, do not indiscriminately take medicine, herbal medicine or paste ointment, so as not to delay the treatment of illness and loss of opportunities.


** Breast pain phenomenon, is not suffering from breast cancer Breast cancer in the early will not be pain, breast pain occurs because:

§ Periodic mastoid pain: Many women experience pain in their breasts on both sides before menstruation.
§ inappropriate bra: too small too tight.
§ Breastfeeding caused by infection: Acute mastitis.
§ breast disease caused by: cystic fibrosis.
§ trauma caused: over kneading, hit heavy objects.
§ Emotional factors cause: feelings of frustration, sexual life is not adapted.
§ Breast nipple rupture or breast milk will develop pain.


** Which people are prone to breast cancer § I have had unilateral breast cancer, and the chance to get another one increases.
§ Family members have breast cancer patients, especially mothers or sisters.
§ Early early (under 12 years of age), menopause too late (55 years of age) who.
§ No childbirth or first child after age 35.
§ Had a benign breast disease.
§ obese people.
§ Frequent intake of high-fat foods.
The above average high risk group, should be regularly tracked.


** Where to Provide High-risk Breast Cancer Free Screening Service Clients: Breast cancer patients and second-degree relatives aged 35 and over, including grandmothers, mothers and sisters.

Screening items: including physician vision, palpation, mammography and breast ultrasound.


** Where to provide further inspection services

Anyone with general surgery, breast cancer specialist, breast special clinic hospitals, clinics can provide further examination.




** Where to provide breast self-examination guidance and counseling services

The Fifth County Health Bureau of all cities and counties in the province, township (city) district clinics or the Department of Health, Institute of MOH, Institute of breast self-examination have to provide guidance and counseling services.