Are women who are too depressed more likely to develop breast cancer? Five ways to check for breast cancer in women

Physical health is not only related to life and diet, but also to our mental state. Women are more likely to develop breast cancer than ordinary people, so how to check breast cancer. A recent study found that loneliness makes women more than three times more likely to develop breast cancer than ordinary people. Group residents will also increase the number of tumors, and the tumors will be larger than other similar patients. Although these findings were produced through animal experiments, researchers believe that they have important implications for human health. 1. Loneliness research related to disease Scientists have found that loneliness is associated with dementia, hypertension and other diseases. They say that when considering a person's physical health, it is very important to consider their mental health. The research team at the University of Chicago focused on the genetic tendency of loneliness or "social isolation" to affect breast cancer in female mice. Like humans, mice are naturally fond of living in groups and like to be with other companions. The study found that mice living alone have a very common risk of breast cancer in human women, which is 3.3 times higher than mice kept in cages. The study believes that under the influence of loneliness, tumors will be larger and more, and the number of cancer cells in solitary mice is an average of 84 times that of mice living in groups. Cancer cells will also spread to other areas of the breast. More importantly, the spread of cancer cells seems to be caused by stress hormones, not sex hormones for breast cancer. 2. Loneliness and disease risk Researcher Martha McClintock said: "In order to reduce the incidence of cancer and its psychological and social risk factors, we need to use these findings to identify potential intervention targets." Other researchers warn that loneliness is no less harmful to the body than smoking or obesity. They say that separation from family and friends can increase blood pressure and stress, increase the risk of depression, weaken the immune system, and increase the risk of disease. 3. Women who are too depressed or strong are prone to breast cancer. 70% of breast cancer patients suffer from depression or depression, or many things can't be said. Strong women are also prone to breast cancer. Emotions are actually activators of cancer. Many things are unwilling to let others see or let others know her pain, and women who feel very strong, in fact, this type of people are prone to breast cancer. In addition, people with breast hyperplasia also have thyroid problems, and people with thyroid problems also have breast problems. This is a physiological axis. After problems occur on this axis, the disease will occur. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, this type of patient has liver depression and spleen deficiency. Five ways to help you investigate breast cancer One is monthly self-examination. Every woman should do a self-examination on the fifth day after the end of menstruation. The method is to apply soap on your hands and tap the breast, armpit and clavicle with the belly of the middle finger and index finger. Tips: Many patients cannot feel early breast cancer at all and cannot rely entirely on self-examination. It is more important to go to the hospital for regular check-ups! Second, the doctor's palpation specialist is very experienced and can more accurately determine whether there is a lump. This simple touch can screen out a considerable number of patients. The third: B-ultrasound examination When the doctor suspects that there is a lump in the breast, he must do a B-ultrasound examination to determine the nature and location of the lump. Tip: It has poor recognition ability for lumps less than 1 cm in diameter and may miss smaller lumps. Fourth: Molybdenum target x-ray examination This is the most accurate method for preliminary judgment of breast cancer. It can get clear images and find the budding of some small tumors, but the cost is higher than B-ultrasound examination. Tip: It is recommended that women over 40 years old or with high-risk factors (such as family history of breast cancer, breast carcinoma in situ, etc.) undergo regular molybdenum target examinations every year. Fifth: Cytological puncture examination Many people are not familiar with this examination. Zhang Lin introduced that during mammography, breast lumps or cysts may overlap with hyperplastic glands and cannot be clearly displayed; other lesions similar to breast cancer, such as cysts and fibroadenomas, are very similar on mammography and difficult to identify. Diagnostic puncture is necessary to clarify the nature of the lesion. The method is to accurately puncture with a fine needle (No. 7 needle for intramuscular injection) under direct vision, and the qualitative differentiation rate of benign and malignant tumors can reach more than 90%.