BREAST CANCER

BREAST CANCER

what is CANCER?

Cancer is also known as malignant tumor or malignant neoplasm is a group of diseases
involving abnormal cell growth with a potential to invade or spread to the other parts of
body.

What is BREAST CANCER?

Breast cancer is cancer that develops from tissue. Breast cancer most commonly develops
in cells from the lining of milk ducts and lobules that supply the ducts with milk cancer
developing from the ducts are known as ductal carcinomas.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

- A lump is the breast first common sign. lump seems attached to the skin and is not
movable lump may feel hard, irregular in shape.
- Skin changes
skin on the breast may becomes dimpled or puckered. Redness and smelling are general
symptoms.
- Change in Breast's shape
shortness of breathe, yellowing of skin

RISK FACTORS

1 LIFESTYLE :- smoking, i.e tobacco increases the risk of breast cancer.
2 GENETICS :- sometimes it's genetic and is inherited to generation after generation.
3 Lack of breast feeding.
4 Higher level of certain hormons.

DIAGNOSIS

1 Biopsy
2 MRI

MEDICATIONS

1 Hormone- blocking therapy
2 Surgery
3 Chemotherapy
4 Antibodies

PRECAUTIONS

Avoid exposure to radiation : Medical imaging methods such as tomography and x rays
emits high radiations which are harmful and causes breat increases the risk of breast
cancer.
Such tests should only be performed when necessary.
Breast Feeding : Proper breast feeding always pays an important role in prevention of
breast cancer as the longer you breast feed the longer is the protective effect.
Be physically active : By being physically active you can control you body weight and hence
it decreases the risk of breast cancer by maintaining proper health.
Control you weight : Being over weight or obese increases the risk of breast cancer usually.
Don't smoke : Actually not smoking is a good precaution for a good health and while talking
about breast cancer one should ignore smoking specially in premenopausal phase.
Limit alcohol : It is most widely said precaution that one should take care of her alcoholic
need because they very easily increases the risk of breast cancer.