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Breast Cancer

What is it? How and why it happens?

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in over 100 countries, and it is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. Breast cancer is extremely common in Australia/New Zealand, Northern Europe (particularly the United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark), Western Europe, and North America.

When some breast cells begin to grow abnormally, breast cancer develops. These cells divide at a faster rate than healthy cells and continue to grow, forming a lump or mass. Cells in your breast may spread (metastasize) to your lymph nodes or other parts of your body.

There exists 3 types of breast cancer namely ductal carcinoma in situ, invasive ductal carcinoma, inflammatory breast cancer, and metastatic breast cancer.

Breast cancer is now considered curable after adequate treatment in cases of very early diagnosis and treatable to provide long-term survival and a good quality of life, thanks to advances in medical science.

Breast cancer can be treated with a variety of methods, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy. These therapies can be given to patients singly, in combination, or in a specific order, depending on the patient’s diagnosis and overall health.

Symptoms –

A new lump in the breast or underarm is a sign that something is wrong (armpit).
Swelling or thickening of a part of the breast.
Dimpling or irritation of the breast skin.
In the nipple region or the breast, there is redness or flaky skin.
Nipple pulling in or pain in the nipple area.
Other than breast milk, nipple discharge may include blood.
Any alteration in the breast’s size or shape.
Any part of the breast can be painful.

Risk Factors –

Breast cancer risk rises with age, with the majority of cases diagnosed after the age of 50.
Certain genes, such as BRCA1 and BRCA2, have inherited modifications (mutations). Breast and ovarian cancer are more common in women who have inherited these genetic alterations.
Early menstrual periods before the age of 12 and menopause after the age of 55 expose women to hormones for longer periods of time, increasing their risk of breast cancer.
Because dense breasts have more connective tissue than fatty tissue, tumours can be difficult to spot on a mammogram. Breast cancer is more common in women who have thick breasts.
Women who have had breast cancer before are more likely to get it again. Non-cancerous breast diseases like atypical hyperplasia and lobular carcinoma in situ have been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer.
If a woman has a mother, sister, or daughter (first-degree relative) or different family members on either her mother’s or father’s side of the family who have had breast or ovarian cancer, her risk of breast cancer is increased. A woman’s risk is also increased if she has a first-degree male relative who has breast cancer.
Women who received radiation therapy to the chest or breasts before the age of 30 (for example, to treat Hodgkin’s lymphoma) have a greater risk of developing breast cancer later in life.
Not being physically active, obesity and excessive substance abuse or alcohol results in increased chances of Breast Cancer.

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