What is male breast cancer?
Male breast cancer is a rare malignant tumor, accounting for 0.2%to 1.5%of all male cancer, and about 1%of breast cancer.Therefore, for a long time, compared with female breast cancer, we don't know much about male breast cancer.The occurrence of breast cancer is due to malignant tumor tissue in breast tissue.Men also have breast tissue, so they may also lead to breast cancer.Compared with female breast cancer, men's breast cancer is often medium and late, so the tumor is relatively large, and it is often accompanied by the metastasis of lymph nodes.
Why do men also develop breast cancer?
Like women, men's breasts also have breast tissues.The growth of breast tissue is adjusted by hormone concentration in the human body, and the estrogen level will stimulate the hyperplasia of the mammary tissue after rising levels of estrogen levels.Moreover, there are estrogen secretions in men, but therogen is dominant under normal circumstances, so men's breast tissue will basically not develop.Whether it is congenital or acquired factor, if the male hormone deficiency and estrogen secretion are caused, such men are more likely to suffer from breast cancer.
These reasons mainly include:
1. Genetic factors: About 20%of men with breast cancer have similar diseases in their families.Therefore, genetic factors are important causes of male breast cancer.
2. Testes lesions: low or missing androgen levels caused by various lesions of men's testicles.
3. estrogen: If you take some drugs containing certain estrogen, this treatment may increase the chance of breast cancer and become an important induction for men with breast cancer.
4. Liver lesions: The decomposition of sex hormones is mainly completed in the liver. When the liver function is damaged, the estrogen in the human body cannot be extinguished, and a large amount of accumulation in the body, resulting in relatively low male hormone levels.
5. Obesity: Fat cells can convert androgen into estrogen.So obese men contain high estrogen.Conventional exercise and maintaining weight can reduce the opportunity of such cancer.
6. Environmental factors: For example, exposure to radioactive substances, long -term damp -heat working environment, or long -term alcoholism, etc., can also affect human hormone levels from various mechanisms, which can cause breast cancer.
What are the manifestations of male breast cancer?
1. Men are important signs.The men's side or bilateral breasts will increase sharply, accompanied by local pain and swelling, and the film shows that the glandular tissue is distributed.This is breast hyperplasia. Like women, men's breast hyperplasia is inextricably linked with breast cancer, so once you find it, you must go to the hospital to find out the cause and treat it.
2. Painless mass is the main manifestation of male breast cancer.No pain, located below the areola, grows faster, and the lumps with unclear lump boundaries are often highly suspected of malignant tumors.Because men's breasts are small, they are easily noticed, so once such problems are found, they should go to the hospital as soon as possible.
3. Other skeptical breasts are: abnormal changes in nipples, such as inherent, swelling, and bleeding from the overflow.The abnormalities of the chest wall skin, such as rough, similar to orange skin changes.Or the lump or mass of the armpit.The above these suggest that the possibility of malignant lesions of men's breasts cannot be ignored.
Osteoporosis
Usually women lack exercise than men, and indicators in all aspects of the body after menopause will decrease (especially estrogen levels decrease), and osteoporosis is prone to occur.In fact, men are the same. Older growth, smoking and drinking can affect bone health.Regardless of men and women, these 3 points must be done to prevent osteoporosis:
1. Timely calcium supplementation: Timely calcium supplementation can treat and prevent osteoporosis well.
2. Persist in exercise: Just pay attention to calcium supplement but not exercise, it is difficult to make the calcium supplement effect.Running, jumping, cycling, and striding away are good for bone health.
3. Regular physical examination: Most of the time, the osteoporosis does not have obvious symptoms. Only by testing through the bone density can the bone loss can be specified, so the physical examination should be performed regularly.
Lupus erythematosus
In the previous period of menopause, more than 90%of patients with lupus erythematosus are women.Among the people aged 20 to 40, it is also common for female lupus erythematosus.But if men have the following situations, they may also have lupus erythematosus:
1. Butterfly -shaped erythema appears on the face;
2. Long -term fever and high body temperature;
3. Long -term joint pain;
4. Remembering becomes worse and worse.
At present, there is no very simple way to detect lupus erythematosus, so once these symptoms occur, you must pay attention and go to the doctor in time.
Infected human papilloma virus HPV
In most cases, women's "carrying" HPV is a "low -risk subtype", which may cause flat warts and generally do not cause serious problems.However, some dangerous "high -risk subtypes" can not only lead to cervical cancer, but also hurt men, and can even cause penile cancer.
To do these 3 points, you can deal with HPV:
1. Pay attention to the unusual phenomenon of the body: found unusual hyperplasia, mass or ulcers in genitals, oral cavity, throat, etc., and seek medical treatment immediately.
2. Pay attention to hygiene: Women can check HPV through cervical coating, but men do not have a good detection method. Therefore, they should usually pay attention to the hygiene of sexual behavior, such as using condoms and avoiding diversification.
3. HPV vaccine: Since the HPV vaccine has not yet been listed on the mainland, it can only go to Hong Kong for the time being.
Men will have migraine too headache
Studies have shown that women suffer from headache three times that of men, which is related to the fluctuation of hormone levels in women's body, but even so, there are many men with migraine headaches.If these situations occur, find a doctor in time:
1. Headache is very powerful;
2. Vomiting during headache and sensitive to light;
3. The area and duration of headache are not fixed.
The key to prevent migraine is to remove inducement, such as strenuous exercise, smoking, drinking, etc.In addition, drinking plenty of water and ensuring sufficient sleep can help prevent migraine.
(Editor in charge: Wang Shaohua)
