“Pissed off! Adding to my workload again without a head!” Xiaoting tapped her keyboard angrily and complained to her friends on WeChat.
During her two years of work, her supervisor often suddenly gave her more work and asked for 24-hour on call every now and then, and the few times she could leave work on time, which was a normal thing, seemed like a “special gift” from God. Negative emotions have been piling up in her heart, except for her friends, she has almost no other channels to vent them.
By chance, Xiao-ting felt a movable lump in her left breast and thought she had breast cancer, so she rushed to the hospital for an ultrasound. “It is an endocrine disorder caused by poor emotions, which leads to breast cysts, just review it regularly.” When she heard the doctor’s words, her heart was hanging in the air.
Is it true that anger can cause breast disease? Besides lumps, what other symptoms do you experience when you have a breast cyst?
Breast cysts are mostly benign and ultrasound is indispensable
“What we call breast cysts are purely benign cysts, which are distinguished from solid nodules formed by abnormal proliferation of breast cells.” Liu Lixin introduced.
In most cases, the body shows few symptoms when breast cysts appear. However, in some patients, the pain in the breast will increase before menstruation and will decrease after menstruation; while some patients will also have some inflammatory manifestations of swelling, soreness or redness when the cyst is co-infected.
In addition, breast cysts are usually single or multiple, and may grow in one or both breasts. If the size is more than 1cm, you can usually feel a smooth and well-defined round or oval-like lump with good mobility. Liu Lixin admits, “If it is less than 1cm, especially if the breast cyst is dense and located in deeper parts, not to mention that you can’t feel the lump, even professional doctors may not be able to feel it through palpation.”
Since palpation cannot be detected and breast cysts have to be checked, ultrasound is especially important at this time. “I recommend that people should have regular ultrasound exams, which are not damaging to the body and are more accurate.” He added, “If abnormalities are found, mammography, MRI, CT, and fine needle aspiration can also be used for further diagnosis.”
Less anger, more fruits and vegetables and more exercise can effectively prevent breast diseases
Although breast cysts are benign lesions, after all, they are new things growing in the body, and many patients express great concern about what to do in case they suddenly become malignant or even develop into breast cancer. In this regard, Liu Lixin answered, “We will generally assess the risk of malignant tendency of the cyst based on the ultrasound examination results. Most cysts are less likely to become malignant, even less likely to become cancerous than normal breast tissue. Secondly, even if intracapsular cancer occurs, it only accounts for 0.1%-1% of all breast malignant tumors. There is no need to worry too much about it, as annual or semi-annual review is sufficient.”
Nevertheless, this does not mean that there is no possibility of malignant change at all. He reminded people that some of the most effective ways to prevent breast disease is to develop good habits and keep a happy mood. “The breast is mainly a target organ for estrogen and progesterone, and negative emotions such as anger can easily lead to endocrine disruption, which can lead to breast disease.”
Life diet, Liu Lixin, director of the advice, especially young women, no need to deliberately strict control of diet, eat more vegetables and fruits, grains and cereals, less high-fat, high-protein food, barbecue, hot pot and wine also try to touch less. “More exercise is also good for the body in many ways.” He emphasized.
Director Liu Lixin specifically mentioned: with breast cysts, it is not recommended to do breast massage or topical ointment, these methods not only can not eliminate the cysts, but may lead to cyst rupture infection; in addition, artificial use of estrogen may also increase the risk of breast cyst cancer. “If estrogen-based drugs or health products must be used, they should be used under the guidance of a physician.”
