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Breast Cancer: Trivia On
Breast Cancer: Trivia On
Breast Cancer: Trivia On
BREAST CANCER
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WHAT IS BREAST CANCER?
BREAST CANCER FACTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CAUSES / ETIOLOGY OF BREAST CANCER
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
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HIGH RISK GROUP
STAGING / CLASSIFICATION
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DIAGNOSIS
PREVENTION
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TREATMENT
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Trivia on www.sastasundar.com BREAST CANCER
3 WHAT IS BREAST CANCER?
As the name suggests, it is a cancer that afects the
breasts or mammary glands. In technical terms it
is a carcinoma of the breast which is either ductal
or lobular. It is a breast malignancy which is more
prominent in females than males and is the second
most frequent cause of cancer death.
The etiology is complex as there are diferent risk
factors involved. Risk of breast cancer is higher in
women above the age of 50 with an early detection
and change in lifestyle, it can be controlled.
BREAST CANCER
Cancerous Tumor
Benign Lump
Trivia on www.sastasundar.com BREAST CANCER
4 BREAST CANCER FACTS
Breast cancer is 100 times more frequent in women in comparison to men.
Prognosis is the same in both.
Most common cancer in women - the incidence rate among females is twice as much as that of
colorectal cancer and cervical cancer and approximately three times that of lung cancer.
Globally, the incidence of breast cancer is the highest among American women.
About 16% of women between the age of 40-60 years have breast-related problems. Of these
40% complain of breast lumps.
In women over 40 years, these breast lumps may carry a risk of breast cancer.
However, the majority of these breast- related complaints may be due to benign breast disease.
Hereditary Breast
Cancer ~ 5-10%
Familial Breast
Cancer ~ 15-20%
Sporadic Breast
Cancer ~ 70%
Trivia on www.sastasundar.com BREAST CANCER
7 SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
A lump, hard knot or thickening inside the breast
or underarm area.
Swelling, warmth, redness or darkening of the breast.
Change in the size or shape of the breast.
Dimpling or puckering of the skin.
An itchy, scaly sore or rash on the nipple.
Pulling in of the nipple or other parts of the breast.
Nipple discharge that starts suddenly.
New pain in one spot that wont go away.
THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR
The choice of treatment depends on factors like the extent to which the cancer has spread, characteristics of the
cancer & physical condition of the patient.
The two common options are surgery and therapy.
The main mode of treatment for breast cancer, especially so when the tumour is localized is surgery. It must be
noted that even through breast cancer is of the breast, the cancer can spread to other body parts which is why
breast cancers treatment almost always involves surgery.
Trivia on www.sastasundar.com BREAST CANCER
15 TREATMENT
Segmental Mastectomy
Lumpectomy
Breast Conserving Surgery
The diferent types of surgery are
A surgery is often followed up by other treatments to be mentioned below which depends on the risk
status of the patients cancer high or low risk. Factors like, the patients age, type and size of cancer,
metastasis of the disease decides the risk status of the patient.
Axilliary Lymph Node Dissection
Radical Mastectomy
Total Mastectomy
Other treatment possibilities include Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, Hormone Therapy and
Immune Therapy.
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