?What is cancer breast
. cancer breast is the most common cancer that can affect women, it may benign or malignant
if not treated it may causes death by invasion , it is the second cancer that may leads to death after lung cancer
.it can also affect men
symptoms of cancer breast
: there are many symptoms that will appear on affected women such as
- mass of tissue appear in the breast or armpit
- pain in the breast or armpit
- (the skin of the breast is retracted ( orange appearance
- retracted nibble
- change in size of the breast
- change in shape of the breast
- discharge from nibble in late stage
causes of cancer breast
hormonal changes or some genes problems may lead to uncontrolled cell multiplication these cells have very long life as they don’t die, which lead to masses of cells
it is usually starts in the inner lining of milk ducts
risk factors
- age
the risk of cancer increases with aging
- a history of breast cancer
history of having previously breast cancer increase the chance to get it again.family history of this cancer also increase the chance of getting it
- high level of estrogen
early period with late menopause will lead to high level of estrogen in the body
breast feeding reduce the level of estrogen thus reduce the risk of getting this type of cancer
- genes
women who have BARCA and p53 genes are in high risk for developing strange masses in the breast
- radiation
exposure to radiation by any way increases the risk of this type of cancer
treatment with hormones
taking oral contraceptives increase the risk of the cancer
- alcohol consumption
types
- invasive
invasive type occur when cancerous cells invade other tissues
- non invasive
non invasive type occur when cancerous cells remain at the site of origin
- ductal carcinoma
the most common type that begins in the milk duct
- lobular carcinoma
begins in the lobules
diagnosis
- breast exam
searching for masses in breast tissue by a special way
- imaging
help in detection of the cancer by several techniques
- taking a biopsy
taking a biopsy and examination for tumor
treatment of cancer breast
treatment depend on the type , stage of cancer and the age
the main lines of treatment includes
- surgery
- chemotherapy
- radiation therapy
- hormonal therapy
- drug therapy
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