The doctor called non-obvious signs of breast cancer

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, Maxim Setsko, a mammologist and oncologist at Medscan Hadassah Clinic, said on Thursday, March 20. The doctor named five non-obvious signs of the disease.

"With age, the chances of getting breast cancer increase, but young women are not protected from the disease either. It is important to visit a mammologist regularly, even when nothing is bothering you. And, of course, if there are alarming symptoms, you do not need to postpone the visit," Setsko advised in a conversation with Lenta.Ru .

He explained that the chances of curing breast cancer depend on the stage at which the disease is detected.

The oncologist noted that the appearance of a dense node in the soft tissues of the breast or in the armpit area is the most well—known sign, but there are others. So, the doctor recommended paying attention to the following changes: "lemon peel": when the skin of the breast becomes bumpy and rough from smooth; a change in the position and shape of the areola — it may shift sideways or become retracted; a feeling of tightness of the skin in the area of one of the mammary glands; a change in skin color — should alert as a strong pallor, so is significant darkening; the appearance of discharge from the nipple during a period unrelated to either pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Setsko noted that it is important to come to preventive appointments, undergo screening examinations and complain about worrying symptoms, as well as take measures that help reduce the risk of breast cancer.

"If it is impossible to influence age or mutations associated with tumors, then many people can reduce weight and give up alcohol and smoking. Such changes will also benefit," Setsko concluded.

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Earlier, on February 16, Evgeny Gordeev, an oncologist at the Scandinavian Health Center, said that the main causes of cancer are external factors and genetics, but there are also less obvious risks.

Thus, regular consumption of sweetened products or industrial concentrates can enhance inflammatory reactions that provoke malignant tumors. At the same time, fried or smoked foods contain carcinogenic ingredients, while disrupting metabolism.

The doctor added that synthetic preservatives and flavor enhancers negatively affect cells, as well as some vitamins with their high concentration in the body.

Earlier, in January, Alexander Ginzburg, director of the Gamaleya Center, said that Russian scientists had begun developing vaccines against kidney, breast and pancreatic cancers. 360.ru .