| Breast cancer occurs commonly in women of all | | | | force and now there are support centers, |
| ages and can be scary thought. In most cases | | | | forums, where you can speak to other woman |
| the one breast is removed to prevent the | | | | about your fears and thoughts. There is |
| spread of the cancer into other areas of the | | | | breast cancer awareness month where everyone |
| body. There are many ways of finding out if | | | | can wear a pink ribbon to show their support. |
| you are at risk of getting breast cancer | | | | It is advised that all woman get regular |
| especially if it runs in your family. There | | | | mammograms to minimize their risk and catch |
| are two genes that are associated with | | | | any signs early on. You can even give |
| keeping the breast tissue and cells | | | | yourself a mammogram to check for any lumps |
| functioning normally, and if you are worried | | | | that are not normal. |
| you can ask for a test to be done to | | | | |
| determine whether or not there are | | | | Breast cancer can be treated using |
| abnormalities which can increase your risk of | | | | Chemotherapy, Radiology, Surgery and Hormone |
| developing breast cancer at some stage in | | | | treatment or there are newer treatments which |
| your life. Men can develop breast cancer but | | | | are 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 does | | | | monoclonal antibodies which are used with |
| occur in stages and this will determine the | | | | another traditional form of treatment. |
| type of treatment that is prescribed. The | | | | |
| early stages of the cancer are 0, 1 and 2 | | | | During the later stages of breast cancer the |
| where the cancer is still small and can be | | | | affected breast can be inflamed and very red |
| treated easily with very little chance of | | | | and swollen, which is because the cancer |
| spreading to other areas. The later stages of | | | | cells are blocking the vessels. To lower your |
| breast cancer are stages 2, 3A and 3B if many | | | | risk, make sure that you get checked |
| lymph nodes are involved and the final and | | | | regularly 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 | | | | |