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Mammary gland hyperplasia is quite common among females, and is still increasing in recent years. This is a monograph firstly discussing on the viewpoints from traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine as well as the pathologic mechanisms, and secondly focusing on the Chinese Medicine treatment strategies including herbal formula and acupuncture.
Mammary gland hyperplasia is categorized into proliferative lesions without atypia and atypical hyperplasia. Both types have cancer risks, the latter especially being regarded as precancerous stage. Therefore, it is necessary and urgent to find solution to prevent the hyperplasia from getting into breast cancer stage. So far, surgery and hormone therapy are the main strategies in western medicine. Chinese medicine had long developed the knowledge and various treatment strategies on
mammary gland hyperplasia, addressing both symptoms and root causes with few side effects, actively achieving the preventive medicine.
【Keywords】Benign Breast Disease (BBD); Mammary Gland Hyperplasia; Breast Lumps; Preventive Medicine in Breast Cancer with Chinese Medicine
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233.6 乳腺增生之中西醫觀點與預防癌變之探討
