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Breast cancer occurs when malignant tumours grow in the breast and start affecting other tissues in the body. There are no clear indications how tumours of breast cancer are created but it is observed that cancerous cells occur from the glands or ducts.
Women should massage the breast and check for any lumps, it might be quite a long time before a cancerous cell gets big enough to feel it. It is best to approach the doctors to do screening tests or diagnosis.
– Lumps in the underarms and in the breast – Scaling of the skin of the nipple and of the breast – Redness in the skin of the nipple and of the breast – Changes in the size of the breast – Nipple discharge
Actually, all women are at risk to understand how to find out breast cancer because breast cancer keeps increasing with the presence of few risk factors that are already part of the natural cycle such as aging.
Family history also plays a vital role as it affects the prognosis in heredity. Women who got their periods before 12 years old and who gave birth or not after 30 years old are more likely to develop breast cancer. So, try to sleep 7-8 hours at night.
Women have to decrease their consumption of alcoholic drinks, quit smoking, maintain a healthy diet, stay away from exposure to harmful chemicals, exercise every day and decrease the use of birth control pills to overcome the development of breast cancer.
Breastfeeding decreases breast cancer development. Another avenue of Vitamin A shows to be effective in decreasing the risk of breast cancer as phytoestrogens which can be found in Vitamin C, Vitamin E and soya are linked to fight breast cancer.
Most women will find out breast cancer in the initial stages and get a comprehensive treatment whereas others require certain types of surgery to remove the tumour. It is better to do daily self-examinations along with annual check-ups and mammogram tests.
The treatment after finding out the breast cancer depends on the type of breast cancer and how advanced it is, a doctor might need to examine further and recommend other types of treatment, either before or after surgery, or sometimes both.
- Prof. Dr. S. Subramanian (Founder)
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