Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Breast cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors is found, the WHO (World Health Organization) made of breast cancer as a "number one killer" that threatens the health of women.

How to diagnose breast cancer

1. Checked themselves in front of the glass

Standing tall in front of a mirror, put both hands in a natural way on both sides of your body, from the mirror to observe the symmetry of both your breasts, take a look at whether there are abnormal Breast skin.

2. Check the position of lay

Lie down on the bed, focus your attention on your breast nipples, use your finger to palpate clockwise. When performing the checks use the energy evenly, use your hands, press until it touches the ribs. If you find the gland, bumps, we recommend that you take the examination to the hospital.

3. lightly Massaging the nipples

Using the index finger and middle finger, lightly massage the nipple area, note whether the nipple discharge, if the discharge, and then note the color and also the fluid, immediately conduct examinations and treatment.

How to diagnose breast cancer

1. Do the examination to the doctor

This is one way to detect breast cancer. Through the fingering, experienced surgeons can be found there are not lump, lump, the size of the texture and the movement of these lumps.

2. ULTRASOUND Examination

ULTRASOUND is one of the important ways in examination of breast cancer. ULTRASOUND examination can see the form, the nature, size, and location of the lump, and can be the basis in determining the lump is malignant or not.

3. the method of examination of Biochemistry and Immunology

Through quantitative detection methods of Biochemistry and Immunology, may increase the value of quantitative diagnosis of breast cancer.

4. Examination of Mammography and x-ray

The examination is the examination methods commonly used. Image from the inspection results look very detailed, but this inspection is less able to detect tumors with small size.

5. PET Scan and CT Scan

Skrinning breast cancer program is the most advanced, convenient, accurate and current. How to detect cancer that has resolution and high sensitivity, also including the lesion with a medium-size to small and to detect lesions that could potentially become cancerous, as well as a great way of determining the exact stadium.

6. A biopsy

Although it's been a lot of new examination methods in detecting breast cancer, but so far the examination of a biopsy is still the only inspection that can be relied upon in the diagnosis. The kinds of the above checks are still not able to tell the difference between a lump of tumor or abscess, which indirectly still require biopsies to clarify the nature of the diagnosis.