Many ladies are ignorant of there breast without knowing it's much delicate. As you may know Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women, in most cases it occurs in women at the age of 50 and above knowing so much it makes some people's live miserable.


During you free time as a lady while checking yourself and you notice any lump or changes to the normal state of your breast then you should see a doctor as soon as possible. When breast cancer is diagnosed at an early period, there is a good chance of curing it.


The more advanced the cancer is the less chance that treatment will be. So, instant treatment can often slow the progress of the cancer.

The real question is "What is breast cancer"
Breast cancer is among the most common cancers suffered by women in the universe. According to records Most women develop it at over the age of 50 but younger women are sometimes affected.

Cancer of the breast can also develop in men, although this is common. It's about 8:1 in ratio of women to men. Breast cancer develops from the cancerous cells which develops in the lining of a duct in one of the breasts. There are some classifications of breast cancer which are important you should know. The following gives an idea of the main classifications. Your doctor will be able to give you more information as to the exact type of breast cancer that you got.
Often, there are risk factors of breast cancer which are:

A cancerous tumour develops from one abnormal cell. The exact reason why a cell becomes cancerous is still unclear but It is thought that damages which occurs in certain genes in the cell can be the cause. This makes the cell abnormal and it will multiply rapidly despite being immature and non-functional.

Although breast cancer can develop for no specific reason, here are some certain risk factors which increase the chance of developing a breast cancer.

◆ Age. Here is a risk of developing breast cancer which roughly doubles for every 10 years of age. In Most cases develop in women over the age of 50.

◆ Location: The rate of breast cancer varies between countries, Because of climatic condition of the country. It may reflect to genetic or environmental factors especially diets we consume.

◆ Gene mutation. This suggests that if you have a close relatives who have or have had breast cancer. In particular, if they were aged under 50 when diagnosed. It might be gotten from the gene. Also excess of alcohol is a factor.

Symptoms of breast cancer

Here are the Breast cancer symptoms.
Make sure you are very careful to investigate yourself and know if you can find this symptoms below.

• Breast lump : The first symptom is a painless lump in the breast region.
Note: "most breast lumps are not cancerous. Most breast lumps are filled with fluid cysts or fibro adenomas (a clumping of glandular tissue) which are benign. However, you should always visit your doctor if a lump manifests.

• Changes in the size or shape of a breast.

• thickening of some of the skin on a part of a breast.

The nipple becoming inverted.
Making a discharge occurring from a nipple (which may be bloodstained).
The rare type of breast cancer, causes rashs around the nipple, which can look similar to a patch of eczema.
Some women develop painful breasts (mastalgia) and it is not usually caused only by cancer.

The first place that breast cancer usually spreads to is the lymph glands (the nodes) and in the armpit (axilla). If this occurs, you may develop a swelling or lump in an armpit. Immediately this is noticed kindly rush to your doctor and seek for solution to avoid getting advanced. When the cancer spreads to other parts of the body then various other symptoms can develop!!!
You might be thinking about this since you have been reading this article "How is breast cancer diagnosed" don't worry here are the way it's diagnosed.

1. Initial assessment
If you witness a lump or symptoms which may be of breast cancer, your doctor will usually examine your breasts and armpits to look for any lumps or any other changes there.
At times biopsy of an obvious lump is tested, but other tests may be done first such as:

▪ X-ray of the breast tissue.
▪ Ultrasounds scan of the breast.
▪ the MRI scans of the breast.

This is the test which is more commonly performed on younger women, who may have denser breast tissue.

2. Biopsy – this is when a small sample of tissue is removed from one part of the body. The sample is undergoes examination under microscope, in other to detect the abnormal cells. Sometimes the doctor may insert a needle with the help of a mammogram or ultrasound scan, in other to perform the check. Often a small operation is needed to obtain a biopsy sample.
The biopsy sample can confirm if the victim has breast cancer. Also the cells from a tumour found can be assessed and tested to determine their grade and receptor status.
"Do we stage breast cancer asked- Esther"
Answer-Yes'


STAGES OF THE BREAST CANCER:
Stages of breast cancer

When a patient is confirmed with breast cancer, further tests may be needed to assess if it has spread. examples; blood tests, an ultrasound scan of the liver, chest X-ray, a bone scan or other various types of scan. This assessment is called STAGING OF THE CANCER. The reason of staging is to find out this various terms:
a. How large the tumour has grown.
b. Whether the cancer has spread to local lymph nodes in the armpit.
c. Whether the cancer has spread to other areas of the body.
Finding out the stages of the breast cancer, the grade of the cells and the receptor status of the cancer helps doctors to advice on the best treatment options.

Here is the big fact the solution to your problems.
Treatments for breast cancer?
Breast cancer Treatment which is considered as surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormonal therapy. Often the combination of two or more of these treatments is used.
You should have a full chat with a specialist who knows your case. They will be able to give the pros and cons, likely success rate, possible side- effects and other details about the various possible.

The treatment option for your type of cancer. You should also discuss with your specialist the aims of treatment to be performed.
For example:
Treatment aims to cure the cancer in many cases. There are:

Radiotherapy: This is a treatment which uses high-energy beams of radiation which are focused on cancerous tissue. This kills cancer cells, or stops cancer cells from multiplying. For breast cancer, radiotherapy is mainly used in addition while performing surgery.

Surgery: The types of operation which may be considered are:
Breast-conserving surgery.
This is often an option if the tumour is not too big. A lumpectomy (or wide local excision) is one type of operation where just the tumour and some surrounding breast tissue are removed. Though it's usual to have radiotherapy following this operation. This aims to kill any cancer cells which may have been left in the breast tissue.
Removal of the affected breast (mastectomy).
This process may be needed if there is a huge rounded tumour or a tumour in the middle of the breast. It is often possible to have breast re-constructive surgery to create a new breast following a mastectomy.

Hormonal therapy: Some types of breast cancer are affected by the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone.
These hormones stimulate the cancer cells to divide and multiply. Most oestrogen and progesterone are created by the ovaries.

The Treatments which is made is to reduce the level of these hormones, or prevent them from working. Hormone treatment works best in women with hormone-responsive breast cancer.
These are the Hormone treatments which includes:
• Oestrogen blockers.
• Aromatase inhibitors.
• Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues.
• Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy is a treatment of cancer by using anti- cancer medicines which kill cancer cells, or stop them from multiplying. When chemotherapy is used in addition to surgery it is also known as adjuvant chemotherapy.


Preventions to breast cancer:
Now you have to take hold of this precautions in other to avoid or detect breast cancer easily.
a. Personal Screening of breasts.
b. Regular check-up with your doctor
c. Run away from foods that have been said to increase chances of cancer.

Do you know?
A lot of breast cancers are detected at an early stage, by breast screening test.However, a small number are not. Some women may have developed breast cancer before they have their first mammogram and some may develop breast cancer between mammograms. All women of every age should be breast aware. That is, get to know how your breasts and nipples normally look and feel. Try to recognize any changes that occur before and after your periods. See your physician if you notice any changes, lumps or other abnormalities in your breasts or nipples. Don’t wait until your next scheduled screening appointment.
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