Stages of Breast Cancer and Their Treatment

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• Stages of Breast Cancer and Their Treatment
• Breast cancer is cancer in which breast cells
  begin to grow without control. The growing number
  of cells together forms a tumor which can be felt
  as a lump or change in the shape of a breast.
  Breast cancer in human can begin in any area of
  the breast. In the human body, a breast is used
  for feeding baby in women, and it is made up of
  three parts ducts, lobules, and connective
  tissues. All three and linked to each other the
  lobules work to produce milk, the ducts are the
  tubes which carry milk all the way to the nipple,
  and the connective tissue holds and surrounds
  everything together. Commonly breast cancer
  occurs in the lobules or ducts in a breast.
• The most common types of breast cancer are-
• Invasive ductal carcinoma- In this cancer, cells
  generally grow in the outside area of the duct
  tubes later in other areas of the breast tissue.
  In invasive ductal carcinoma cells also
  metastasize or spread, to other areas of the
  body.
• Invasive lobular carcinoma- In lobular carcinoma
  cells spread only from the lobules to the tissues
  that are nearby.

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• There are some other less known types of breast
  cancer, like External medullary, Paget disease,
  mucinous, and inflammatory cancer.
• Some of the common symptoms and signs of having
  breast cancer
• A breast thickening or lump which feels and
  appears different from the other surrounding
  tissue.
• Changes to the colour, texture of the skin in the
  breast area, like dimpling
• Change in the appearance, shape, size of the
  breast
• Scaling, peeling, flaking or crusting of the skin
  surrounding the breast skin or the nipple
• Pitting or redness of the skin near the breast,
  like an orange.
• Stages of Breast Cancer
• Breast cancer in a breast starts from the
  innermost lining of the lobules or the ducts
  which produce and supply milk for breastfeeding.
  From there, those cancer cells multiply
  uncontrollably and spread to other areas of the
  body. In breast cancer, it is difficult to state
  one risk factor behind the cause as some Risk
  Factors of Breast Cancer can be because of
  influence, and others cannot be defined and
  modified.

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• Below are some of the risk factors
• Age- As the age of a person increases the chances
  of having breast cancer also increases.
• Genetics- If anyone in the family has a history
  of breast cancer, the risk of breast cancer
  increases. In most cases, women who have the
  BRCA1 and 2 genes have more chances of having or
  developing breast cancer.
• Dense thick breast tissue- Women with higher
  density and thick breast tissue are likely to
  have breast cancer.
• Alcohol consumption- Regular and excessive
  alcohol consumption plays a big role. According
  to researches, women who consume more than 5
  drinks a day generally have a higher risk of
  breast cancer.
• Hormone changesand treatment- Intake of birth
  control pills and use of hormone replacement
  medication have a strong connection to breast
  cancer.
• Breast Cancer Treatments Stages 
• Breast Cancer In Women is staged as per the tumor
  size and how much it is spread in other parts of
  the body. There are different staging categories
  of breast cancer.

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• Stage 0 Initial stage of breast cancer known as
  DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ), in this cell are
  limited and are present in the duct and have not
  yet enter into the surrounding tissues.
• Treatment- The treatment options for non-invasive
  tumors are different from the treatment
  approaches of invasive cancer. Generally,
  patients with stage 0 breast cancer are treated
  with radiation and hormone therapy depending upon
  the state.
• Stage I Just like stage 0 it is at the initial
  stage, the tumor in the breast is up to 1.5 cm,
  and it has not yet entered and affected lymph
  nodes.
• Stage II The size of the tumor is up to 2 cm and
  has slowly started to spread and affect lymph
  nodes.
• Stage III In this tumor crosses up to 5 cm, and
  it has spread all across the lymph nodes.
• Treatment for stages I to III
• Most people patients on stage I to III of breast
  cancer usually treated with surgeries, radiation,
  hormone, combination, or chemotherapy. In some
  cases, patients are either before or right after
  surgery are kept drug therapies.

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• Stage IV This is the last stage of breast cancer
  as in this stage, it has extended to other organs
  of the body like the liver, lungs, or brain.
• Treatment for IV
• Breast cancer treatment stage changes beyond
  stage III as spreads beyond breast in other parts
  and organs of the body. The treatment for stage
  IV includes systemic therapy followed by
  chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
• Conclusion
• Everything Health says an individual should
  routinely keep a check on the breast in order to
  save themselves from breast cancer. In case, the
  breast cancer is detected, a person should
  immediately consult a cancer specialist.
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