The truth and how to prevent cancer


Something about Breast cancer

Breast cancer occurs commonly in women of allforce and now there are support centers,
ages and can be scary thought. In most casesforums, where you can speak to other woman
the one breast is removed to prevent theabout your fears and thoughts. There is
spread of the cancer into other areas of thebreast cancer awareness month where everyone
body. There are many ways of finding out ifcan wear a pink ribbon to show their support.
you are at risk of getting breast cancerIt is advised that all woman get regular
especially if it runs in your family. Theremammograms to minimize their risk and catch
are two genes that are associated withany signs early on. You can even give
keeping the breast tissue and cellsyourself a mammogram to check for any lumps
functioning normally, and if you are worriedthat  are  not  normal.
you can ask for a test to be done to
determine whether or not there areBreast cancer can be treated using
abnormalities which can increase your risk ofChemotherapy, Radiology, Surgery and Hormone
developing breast cancer at some stage intreatment or there are newer treatments which
your life. Men can develop breast cancer butare a Sentinel lymph node biopsy and then
is  very  rare.surgery or High dose chemotherapy with a
transplant of stem cells, and lastly
As with most cancers, breast cancer doesmonoclonal antibodies which are used with
occur in stages and this will determine theanother  traditional  form  of  treatment.
type of treatment that is prescribed. The
early stages of the cancer are 0, 1 and 2During the later stages of breast cancer the
where the cancer is still small and can beaffected breast can be inflamed and very red
treated easily with very little chance ofand swollen, which is because the cancer
spreading to other areas. The later stages ofcells are blocking the vessels. To lower your
breast cancer are stages 2, 3A and 3B if manyrisk, make sure that you get checked
lymph nodes are involved and the final andregularly and find out if cancer of the
advanced  stage  is  stage  5.breast or even ovarian cancer runs in your
family.
Breast cancer has become a worldwide unifying



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