Breast Cancer: How to deal with it

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BREAST CANCER

• HOW TO DEAL WITH IT

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INTRODUCTION TO BREAST CANCER

• Breast cancer is a kind of cancer that develops
  from breast cells. Breast cancer usually starts
  off in the inner lining of milk ducts or the
  lobules that supply them with milk. A malignant
  tumor can spread to the different parts of the
  body.
• Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer
  in female worldwide.
• A breast cancer that started off in the lobules
  is known as lobular carcinoma.
• Cancer that begins in the lectiferous duct (milk
  duct), known as ductal carcinoma, the most common
  type.

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Symptoms of Breast Cancer

• Women who detect any of the following signs or
  symptoms should tell their doctors
• A Lump in the breast
• Change in the skin color and texture
• Pain in the breast that does not look to be
  related to the womens menstrual period
• Redness of the skin of the breast
• A rash around or on, one of the nipple

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Continue- Symptoms of Breast Cancer

• Swelling in one of the armpits
• An area of thickness tissue in a breast
• One of the nipple has discharge, some times it
  may contain blood
• Shape and size of the breast changed
• The skin of breast and nipples may have started
  to peel, scale or peel.

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How to recognize Breast Cancer

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Causes of Breast Cancer

• It is tough to say why a person develops the
  disease while another doesnt. We know that some
  risk factors can affects on a woman's likelihood
  of developing breast cancer. These are
• The older a woman gets, the higher is her risk of
  developing breast cancer
• Women who have a close relative who has/had
  breast or ovarian cancer are more likely to
  develop breast cancer
• Women who have had breast cancer, even
  non-invasive cancer
• Women who have had some types of benign
  (non-cancerous) breast lumps are more likely to
  develop cancer later on.

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Continue- Cause of Breast Cancer

• Women with more dense breast tissue have a
  greater chance of developing breast cancer.
• Women who started having periods earlier or
  entered menopause later than usual have a higher
  risk of developing breast cancer.
• Overweight/Obese women may have a higher risk of
  developing breast cancer
• Taller than average have a slightly greater
  chances of developing breast cancer than shorter
  than average women.
• Women who have cosmetic breast implants

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Diagnosing of Breast Cancer

• Women are usually treated with breast cancer
  after a regular breast cancer screening or after
  detecting certain sign and symptoms.
• There are some example of diagnostic test and
  procedures of breast cancer.
• Breast Exam
• X-Ray (Mammogram)
• 2D Combined and 3D mammograms
• Breast ultrasound
• Biopsy

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Continue- Diagnosing of Breast Cancer

• Breast MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan
• Radiology
• Breast Cancer staging
• Recent developments on Breast Cancer Diagnosis
• Mammography is the best for breast cancer
  screening
• Breast cancer relapse could be predicted with new
  blood test
• PET scan

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Treatments of Breast Cancer

• Best treatments for Breast Cancer
• Radiation Therapy (radiotherapy)- Radiotherapy
  is used after surgery, as well as chemotherapy to
  kill off any cancer cells that may still be
  around.
• Chemotherapy - The oncologist may recommend
  chemotherapy if there is a high risk of cancer
  recurrence, or the cancer spreading elsewhere in
  the body.
• Hormone therapy- Hormone therapy is used for
  breast cancers that are sensitive to hormones.
  Hormone therapy usually lasts up to five years
  after surgery.

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Continue- Treatment of Breast Cancer

• Biological Treatment (Targeted Drugs) - This
  biological treatments targets and destroys cancer
  cells that are HER2-positive. Some breast cancer
  cells produce large amounts of HER2 (growth
  factor receptor 2) Herceptin targets this
  protein.
• Lymph node removal and analysis - Cancer cells
  can be found in the axillary lymph nodes in some
  cancers. It is important to find out whether any
  of the lymph nodes near the breast contain
  cancer.

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Prevent Breast Cancer

• Limit Alcohol consumption
• Do some physical exercise regularly
• Mediterranean diet
• Bodyweight
• Estrogen blocking drugs
• Avoid Post-Menopausal Hormones
• Tamoxifen and Raloxifene for Women at High Risk
• Avoid Birth Control Pills, Particularly After Age
  35 or If You Smoke
• Breastfeed (If Possible)