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Breast Cancer Awareness
- Jan 18, 2022
- Breast cancer become the most common cancer in Indian women and has overtaken cervical cancer. And the most alarming is that it is being increasingly diagnosed at younger age in India compared to other western countries.
- A women loses her life to breast cancer every 8 minutes in the nation.
- What is Breast cancer?
- A Cancer that forms in the cells of breasts. Mostly develop in women over the age of 50 but can occur in younger age group also. Most common in females but can occur in males also.
- What are signs and symptoms of Breast cancer?
- Note: All breast lumps are not cancer. Most of the lumps are fluid filled cysts or fibro adenoma (non-cancerous).You should always see a doctor for evaluation if any breast lump develops. Also normally breast shape and size alters during pregnancy and breast feeding.
- What causes breast cancer?
- Any cancer or tumor starts from one abnormal cell. The exact reason why a cell becomes cancerous is unclear. It is thought that something damages or alters certain genes in the cell which makes the cell abnormal and multiply out of control.
- Although breast cancer can develop for no apparent reason there are certain risk factors which increase the chances that breast cancer can develop.
- How family history related to Breast cancer?
- Most of the Breast cancer occur by chance .However it can occur more often than usual in some families because of their genetic makeup. Genetics means that the condition is passed on through families through special codes inside the cells called genes. Your genetic makeup is important because the genes inherited from your parent’s controls various aspects of your body.
- If you are concern about your risk is higher than usual because of your family history then see your doctor for assessment of your risk. You may offer Regular breast screening test earlier than usual or offer genetic testing.
- How to prevent breast cancer?
- The different ways to prevent Breast cancer is to reduce the modifiable risk factors. Certain risk factors cannot be changed like age, family history, genetic mutation, gender.
- What is self-breast examination?
- A breast self-examination for breast awareness is an inspection of your breast that you do on your own by using your eyes and hands to determine if there is any changes to the look and feel of your breast. If you notice any changes discuss with your doctor. Though most breast changes detected during self-exam for awareness have non-cancerous cause, some changes may signal something serious such as breast cancer.
- Note: Don’t miss to follow up with next upcoming article on various screening modalities, myths and facts about Breast cancer.
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