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