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Breast Cancer

Cancer occurs when changes called mutations take place in genes that regulate cell growth. The mutations let the cells divide and multiply in an uncontrolled, chaotic way. The cells keep multiplying, producing copies that get progressively more abnormal. In most cases, the cell copies eventually form a tumor.

Types of Breast Cancer

·         Ductal carcinoma in situ

·         Lobular carcinoma in situ

·         Invasive ductal carcinoma

·         Invasive lobular carcinoma

·         Paget disease of the nipple

·         Phyllodes tumor

·       Angiosarcoma

Risk Factors for Breast Cancer

·         Age

·         Drinking Alcohol

·         Having Dense Breast Tissue

·         Gender

·         Genes

·         Early Menstruation

·         Giving Birth at an Older Age

·         Hormone Therapy

·         Inherited Risk

·         Late Menopause Start

·         Never Being Pregnant

·         Previous Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Symptoms

·         A breast lump or tissue thickening that feels different than surrounding tissue and has developed recently

·         Breast pain

·         Red, pitted skin over your entire breast

·         Swelling in all or part of your breast

·         A nipple discharge other than breast milk

·         Bloody discharge from your nipple

·         Peeling, scaling, or flaking of skin on your nipple or breast

·         A sudden, unexplained change in the shape or size of your breast

·         Inverted nipple

·         Changes to the appearance of the skin on your breasts

·         A lump or swelling under your arm

Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

·         Mammogram

·         Ultrasound

·         Breast Biopsy

Breast Cancer Treatment

Surgery:

ü  Lumpectomy

ü  Mastectomy

ü  Sentinel Node Biopsy

ü  Axillary Lymph Node Dissection

ü  Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy

Other Treatments

·         Radiation Therapy

·         Chemotherapy

·         Hormone Therapy

·         Medications

Breast Cancer Prevention

·         Lifestyle Factors

·         Breast Cancer Screening

·         Pre-emptive Treatment

Proton therapy-new treatment option for Breast cancer

#Breastcancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women and which contributes to more deaths. But new #treatment options that have been found in the recent years make a number of breast cancer survivors alive.

One such promising treatment that has been found by #researchers is #protontherapy

This treatment procedure uses a beam of protons and irradiates the diseased tissue. It can be applied for the treatment of various types of cancers like #prostate cancer, #eyetumor, #breastcancer, head and #necktumors, #lymphoma etc with very less side effects and damage

Red wine against cancer

#Antioxidant found in #redwine destroys #cancercells and enhances the effectiveness of #chemotherapy treatments

Resveratrol- the antioxidant found in the grape skin targets the cancer cells and slows down its growth. And in combination with radiation this antioxidant induces cell death and thereby helps in achieving the goal of cancer treatment methods.