About Breast Cancer: Breast cancer is a type of uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that can develop in an area of the chest, including the ducts that carry milk to the nipple, small bags of the product of milk (lobules) and cancer is not tissue.Breast glandular estimated that 192,200 women and 1,500 men in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001. Although rare in men, breast cancer by 31% of cancers diagnosed in women. Breast cancer is a disease in which cancer cells are found in breast tissue. There are many types of breast cancer. For example, ductile cancer in duct cells, is the most common type of breast cancer. Cancer that begins in the lobes or lobules is called lobular cancer. Treatment depends on the type of breast cancer and stage of disease. There are also many non-cancerous (benign) breast disease as well.
The symptoms of breast cancer:
1.A lump or thickening in the breast or under the arm.
2.A clear or bloody discharge from the nipple.
3.Crusting or flaking of the nipple.
4.Nipples prevent sticking (inverted).
5.Redness or swelling of the breast.
6.Dimpling in the breast skin resembling the texture of an orange.
7.A change in breast contour, as is taller than the other.
8.A sores on the skin of the breast that does not heal.
Causes of breast cancer: The exact cause remains a mystery. Over twenty percent of cancer patients never know why. The main parties affected are a natural part of food, snuff, occupational hazards, genetic makeup and food additives. Other agents that have been linked to cancer are ionizing radiation, chemicals in the air and food, vitamin A diet high in fat, stress and environmental conditions.
Diagnosis:
Biopsy: Used for diagnosis of tumors, a biopsy test cells removed surgically or by aspiration of the microscope.
Pap test: A test that shows the excretion of abnormal cells. Pap smear A good example is the Pap test.
Imaging techniques: low X-ray dose, as used in mammography to detect breast cancer early. Ultrasound scanners can also produce images of organs.
Chemical analysis: the detection of blood in the stool or high levels of the enzyme acid phosphate in the blood.
Ultrasound: A new ultrasound technique used after a mammogram can help reduce uncertainty about whether a breast mass is cancerous or not.
Home Care Suggestions:
-Avoid all forms of snuff, synthetic hormones, especially estrogen, excessive alcohol, caffeine.
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