| Breast cancer is known to be a disease that can | | | | with excess fats |
| affect women and sometimes men in rare cases. | | | | Make sure that you don't have a diet that consists |
| Most people are unaware of this disease and hence, | | | | of high amounts of saturated fat. If you do, then |
| unable to treat it timely. Breast cancer can occur at | | | | there are more chances of carrying this disease. Try |
| any age. | | | | to avoid food that is too high in fat content. Also do |
| It is important to know about this disease if you | | | | not eat foods that contain poly unsaturated fat.f) |
| want to be detected on time and save yourself from | | | | Late pregnancy |
| a lot of health and emotional problems it brings along | | | | Pregnancies after the age of 26 are risky as far as |
| with. | | | | development of breast cancer is concerned.g) No |
| Here are some important things regarding this | | | | pregnancy |
| disease. Read and understand the information for | | | | Women who have never had pregnancy are also at |
| your own health benefits. | | | | risk of developing breast cancer.h) Personal history |
| A) The part affected | | | | Women with personal history of breast cancer can |
| In case of a breast cancer, the malignant cancer | | | | also develop this cancer later in their life. Hence, |
| develops inside the cells that provide lining to the | | | | regular breast check ups are necessary. |
| ducts. This can also be referred to as a ductal breast | | | | C Treatment options |
| cancer. Most of the time, cancerous cells tend to | | | | There are several treatment options available for |
| develop inside the lobules. This can be referred to a | | | | people with breast cancer. If detected at an early |
| type of lobular breast cancer. The cancer can also | | | | stage, this disease can be treated easily. There are |
| develop in other tissues of the breast. | | | | some standard treatments for this disease. One is |
| B) Risk factors | | | | usually advised to go for a treatment clinical trial at |
| There are several risk factors for development of | | | | first. It is a type of research where new treatments |
| breast cancer. Here are some of these:a) Woman | | | | are found for this disease. |
| Being a woman is the biggest risk factor.b) Early | | | | Other options include surgery such as lumpectomy, |
| periods | | | | partial mastectomy, Total mastectomy, modified |
| Some women tend to get their period prior to the | | | | radical mastectomy and radical mastectomy |
| age of 12. This increases the chances of developing | | | | There are other alternative treatment options such |
| breast cancer.c) Family history | | | | as radiation therapy, chemotherapy and hormone |
| This plays an important role. Doctors usually consider | | | | therapy. |
| sisters, mothers and daughters when analyzing family | | | | Make sure that you keep yourself updated with the |
| history for breast cancer detection. In case, anyone | | | | latest and full information on breast cancer in order |
| in your family gets diagnosed, it puts you at greater | | | | to get total relief from it. |
| risk.d) Alcohol | | | | Remember that early detection is the best treatment |
| If you are taking more than about two alcoholic | | | | for this disease. |
| beverages on a daily basis, you are at risk.e) Diet | | | | |