Can Breast Massage Help With Lumpy Breasts?
Most of our breast tissue should be fat but more and more women seem to have lumpy breasts. There are two conditions which may be contributing to this. They are Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS) and Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS). With LCIS there are changes in the cells lining the lobules or lobes of the breast, where milk is produced. There are no symptoms or signs. It is more common in women who have not reached menopause and does give them an increased risk of breast cancer in the future but this does not happen for most women. It does not show up on a mammogram and is only discovered when a biopsy is taken or a breast lump removed.
DCIS means that there are cancer cells lining the ducts which carry milk to the nipple but they are completely contained and have not spread anywhere else in the breast or elsewhere in the body. Some women with DCIS can go on to have Invasive Ductal Carcinoma where the cells spread and can become cancerous. Not every woman will go on to develop breast cancer but doctors cannot predict who will. DCIS is discovered via mammogram and then the usual follow-on investigation is to undertake a biopsy using a needle to extract a small piece of breast tissue. As this is an invasive procedure, the DCIS has been “entered” and the cells may be able to escape into the rest of the breast. This is why I recommend the use of Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging as a possible way for monitoring DCIS - see my last blog on Breast Screening False Alarms.
Doctors do not know the causes of LCIS or DCIS.
In my work to empower women to take control of their breast health, I advise women to do twice-daily breast massage as it is a great way of feeling “in touch” with your boobs, is great for skin tone and encourages detoxifying lymphatic drainage. However, I am beginning to wonder whether it would help women who have “lumpy” breasts. I talk to so many women who tell me that they find it very difficult to check their breasts because they are too “lumpy”. I recommend breast massage using a special cream containing spirulina algae and the ladies who have used it, time and time again, come back and tell me that their breasts are less lumpy. They also report that their breasts are firmer and that any discomfort has improved or disappeared.
If you would like to know more about breast massage and the breast cream with spirulina algae, please contact me by phone or email.
Nikki Mattei