| Life-threatening malignancies in one or both breasts is | | | | lumpectomy. In advance cases the removal of entire |
| termed as breast cancer. Breast cancer can be both | | | | breast will only help the situation and it is termed as |
| noninvasive, the one that does not spread and | | | | mastectomy. 2. Systemic therapy uses medication to |
| invasive which has high chances of spreading. | | | | treat the damaged cancer cells in the body. Immune |
| Ductal carcinoma and Lobular carcinoma are both | | | | therapy, chemotherapy and hormonal therapy are |
| noninvasive, if left untreated it can develop in to | | | | the types of systemic therapy. Chemotherapy are |
| invasive. Infiltrating ductal carcinoma and infiltrating | | | | used before and after surgery. |
| lobular carcinoma which spreads in the wall of the | | | | Neo-adjuvant type of chemotherapy is given before |
| duct and the wall of a lobules respectively. | | | | surgery for reducing the size of the tumor. Adjuvant |
| History of breast cancer can be traced back to 1600 | | | | chemotherapy is suggested after surgery to reduce |
| B.C. it is considered as one of the oldest known | | | | the recurrence. Chemotherapy has many side effect. |
| tumors. In Papyrus writing tumors or ulcers of the | | | | The hormonal treatments include tamoxifen and |
| breast and its cure were mentioned. For very long | | | | Aromatase inhibitors are specially given to pre |
| time there was no cure for the condition. Then in | | | | menopausal and postmenopausal women to decrease |
| 1749-1806 the Scottish surgeon Benjamin Bell and the | | | | the level of estrogen in their body. 3. Radiation |
| French surgeon Jean Louis Petit were the first one to | | | | therapy involves high powered gamma rays or x-rays |
| remove the affected breast tissue, and underlying | | | | that precisely work on the target the area that |
| chest muscle. | | | | needs treatment. These rays are effective in |
| There are different stages through which carcinoma | | | | destroying the cancer cells and prevent recur from |
| of breast occurs. They are: 1. Onset of the | | | | the place where the tumor was removed. The main |
| carcinogenic cells. 2. Cancer is either 1- 2 inches long | | | | purpose of this therapy is to prevent recur. Radiation |
| and spread to lymph nodes only. 3.Cancer has spread | | | | therapy is done by linear Accelerator. Radiation |
| to tissues near the breast. 4. Cancer has spread to | | | | therapy is usually done after surgery of breast |
| other organs of the body. | | | | cancer and an essential treatment for breast |
| The ways in which you can kick off the breast | | | | conserving therapy. |
| cancer are: 1. Surgery: Depending on the stage and | | | | With all these therapies and self confidence anything |
| onset of the cancer, removal of lymph is necessary | | | | and every problem can be chopped off. |
| to remove the cancer cells. This process is termed as | | | | |