Cancer can begin to grow in the milk glands, milk ducts, fatty tissue and breast tissue.
Case
The cause is unknown, but there are some risk factors that make women more likely to suffer from Breast cancer.
Risk Factors
Some factors that influence the risk are:
1. Genetic and Hormonal factors
2. Obesity after menopause.
3. Have you ever suffered from non-cancerous breast disease.
4. The use of birth control pills or estrogen replacement therapy.
5. never had Breast cancer.
After the affected breast removed, then the risk of Breast cancer in healthy increase is 0.5-1% per year.
6. Family history of Breast cancer.
Women who are mothers, sisters or children with cancer, had a 3 times higher risk of Breast cancer.
7. Menarche (first menstruation) before age 12, menopause after age 55, first pregnancy after age 30 or who had never been pregnant.
8. Consumption of alcohol more than 1-2 cups a day can increase the risk of Breast cancer.
9. The use of alcohol.
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11. DES (diethylstilbestrol).
Women who buy the DES to prevent miscarriage have an increased risk of Breast cancer.
12. Chemicals.
Several studies have shown that exposure to chemicals similar to estrogen (contained in pesticides and other industrial products) can increase the risk of Breast cancer.
13. Age.
About 60% of Breast cancers occur in more than 60 years. The greatest risk in women over 75 years.
Symptoms and signs
initial symptoms that arise is the appearance of a lump that was felt in surrounding breast tissue, have irregular edges and no pain
the first stage of Breast cancer patients, a lump that appears to digarakkan easily under the skin
The next stage Breast cancer patients, the lump that had to be moved with ease now seemed already embedded in the wall surrounding the breast or skin, at this stage can lump swell and become ulcers on the breast skin and shrunken skin feels like orange peel layer
other symptoms caused can be a lump in the armpit, change in breast size and shape
of nipple discharge is abnormal such as blood or colored liquid can yellow pus may also
scaly breast skin changes, nipple interested in and feels very itchy
swelling in one part of the breast
and the resulting bone pain, weight loss, swelling of skin ulceration
Prevention
some experts suggest diet and cancer experts not to changes in lifestyle and diet can reduce the incidence of cancer
Breast cancer is easily cured at an early stage if the patient is able to detect as early as possible
consult a clinical and mammography at regular intervals to detect early symptoms
Treatment
treatment will begin after the diagnosis of the patient 1 week after biopsy
treatment of Breast cancer patients that there are several types of surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone inhibitors
to kill cancer cells and lymph nodes treatment with radiation therapy
is a combination of chemotherapy drugs to kill by killing or by pressing the growth of cells and inhibition of growth hormone to affect cancer cells
