Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that develops in the breast tissue cells. Cancer can grow in the area around a injury, or metastasize, this means get irrigated in any part of the body. This type of cancer commonly affects women, and is one of the main causes of death in women. Detect cancer in early stages is key to the effectiveness of any treatment.
How to detect breast cancer?
It is important to do periodic mammograms, this in order to detect it before any symptoms are present. However, mammography cannot detect some cancers when they are at a very early stage of development, which can delay diagnosis.
One of the most common symptoms are the lumps and bumps that are detected during self-examination. For self-examination, put your arm behind your head and start touching in a circular way with the tip of your fingers in the entire breast and make sure of not feel any foreign body in your chest.
Another of the most common symptoms you may have are:
– Swelling.
– Pain.
– Contraction of the nipples.
– Irritation.
– Thickening of the skin.
– Secretion.
This cancer usually causes inflammation in the lymph from this area. The most common are usually the nodes near the armpit or neck; they can be felt as a small bump. However, not always these inflammation is caused by cancer, but it is recommended that if you have a swollen lymph node immediately notify your doctor.
It is important that, after the 18 years, do self-exams and go to regular medical checkups, all this in order to prevent the disease form reach an advanced stage.
How is the treatment of this disease?
Treatment for breast cancer depends on the stage where you are. When the tumor is small and has been detected early can be removed conserving breast tissue this is almost a success. On the other hand, when mastectomy is the best choice, not the breast tissue is retained; in this case, the complete removal of the breast tissue is necessary because the cancer has spread considerably.
Chemotherapy is one of the treatments performed before surgery, and, depending on the effectiveness of this, the decision of how much breast tissue should be removed is taken. All this will always depend on how far the cancer has spread, and what areas have been affected.
Touch yourself and visit your doctor regularly, don’t let breast cancer take the lead!
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Ignorance is often the main cause of breast cancer, good article!
Many women die every year because of this disease, great reflexion that always worthwhile.