The fibrocystic breast disease is a form of benign breast cancer and the treatment of this disease relies on the type of symptoms the patient experiences. The condition of the patient suffering from this fibrocystic breast disease can be understood by the following symptoms.
In the breast tissue, there is an occurrence of a dense, irregular and bumpy lump. The patient feels discomfort and persistent uneasy feeling. This condition mostly occurs at infrequent and intermittent levels. The size of the breast size increases due to swelling. The patient also experiences a constant dull pain, premenstrual tenderness and inflammation. In addition, the intensity of this breast discomfort keeps increasing during every menstrual period. Also in this disease, the sensation the nipples become itchy and lose all sensation.
The symptoms of fibrocystic breast disease vary in severity. It picks up speed immediately following the menstrual period. Therefore, the patient who is suffering from such symptoms should have to go through following treatments.
Firstly, the patient should maintain and restrict her dietary fats intake up to 25 percent of the total calorie intake and should strictly prohibit intake of caffeine. The patient should re-exam her breasts on a monthly basis and should always wear a well-fitted bra that can provide proper support to breasts.
The patient should discuss her daily diet material because in some cases, intake of Vitamin E, Vitamin B-6, primrose oil causes some problems to the health.
As a part of treatment, the surgeon can prescribe oral contraceptive pills, which are effective to reduce the intensity of these symptoms. In some cases, synthetic androgen is also prescribed by the doctor because its potential benefits are larger than its adverse side effects.
It is essential for the patient to be alert about the complications of fibrocystic breast disease. As fibrocystic changes are difficult to be interpreted by breast examination and mammography, they can be easily overlooked by patients as well as doctors.