The so-called "breast nodule" refers to the small lesions on the breast found by imaging examination (color Doppler ultrasound, molybdenum target), which is what we often call nodules. Up to now, the cause of breast nodules is still unclear in the medical field, which may be related to many genetic and environmental factors. It is worth mentioning that the causes that may be involved in the formation of breast nodules at present include endocrine hormone levels, gene mutation and environmental impact. So, if you have breast nodules, how should you treat them?

In fact, most breast nodules are benign, so there is no need for surgery. However, whether the patient needs surgery or not depends on the patient's age, the imaging features of nodules, and the need for pregnancy. For some high-risk patients, breast nodules must be surgically removed. So, which patients need surgical resection?

First, patients with family history of breast cancer, history of chest radiotherapy, intraductal papilloma of breast, etc., it is best to perform surgical resection for these patients;

Then there are women aged 40-60. Because women in this age group are high-risk groups of breast cancer, breast nodules are very likely to develop into breast cancer. Therefore, if the color Doppler ultrasound or molybdenum target examination prompts BIR-ADS grading, surgery is recommended if the grade is above 4a.

Finally, women who are pregnant. Generally speaking, as long as the nodule is larger than 10mm, surgery is recommended to avoid the enlargement of the nodule during pregnancy and lactation, which will bring difficulties to future treatment.

Of course, in addition to surgical resection, breast nodules can also be treated conservatively. How is conservative treatment carried out?

In fact, conservative treatment is best treated with traditional Chinese medicine. Generally speaking, traditional Chinese medicine can regulate the endocrine of patients according to the menstrual cycle, and at the same time achieve the purpose of relieving symptoms and regulating menstruation. Treating hyperplasia of mammary glands with traditional Chinese medicine can regulate and treat hyperplasia of mammary glands and inflammation. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment also has no side effects, which is one of its major advantages. Of course, in the treatment, it is best to combine traditional Chinese medicine treatment with western medicine targeted treatment, which has the best effect, and has obvious therapeutic effects on promoting blood circulation, dredging collaterals, relieving pain and softening the knot.

So, what do patients with breast nodules pay attention to in their diet?

Generally speaking, patients with breast nodules have many taboos in diet. First of all, they can't drink alcohol, because drinking alcohol is one of the causes of breast nodules. According to relevant data, if women drink white wine every day, the chances of developing breast tumors will be greatly increased. Therefore, for patients with breast nodules, it is best not to drink alcohol; Then eat less cocoa, chocolate and other foods, because these foods contain a lot of xanthine, which will further increase the incidence of breast nodules; Then eat less foods rich in estrogen, because estrogen will promote breast hyperplasia; Finally, eat less spicy food, such as onions, ginger, garlic, peppers and so on.