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Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
What do you think about women who don’t have a chance to survive? What are
the factors of breast cancer that can affect in our daily lives?
These are the questions that we will about to answer. When you are first
diagnosed with breast cancer, you might have no idea how cancer will change your life.
Having a breast cancer no matter the stage will change your life and many women are
experience this situation and if something do wrong about the person who diagnosed it
will be depressed and have a possibility to commit suicide. In our opinion, a woman who
doesn’t have a chance to survive can change her life, and think about what happen to
her family and friends. It’s not easy to talk about cancer either for your family and
friend. You may sense that some people feel awkward around you or avoid you. Breast
cancer can affect your daily lives in different ways, depending on what stage it at and
the treatment you’re receiving. The factors of breast that you can affect our daily life
include the following. A factor is anything that affects a chance of getting a disease it is
related to our personal behaviour such as exercise and diet. Dealing with changes to
your body all women react differently to the bodily changes that happen as a result of
breast cancer treatment also early menopause although some cases of breast cancer
occur in a women over 50 years old who have experienced the menopause. Breast
cancer is affecting many women in the Philippine so doctors must find ways to avoid or
The early effects of breast cancer can depend on the exact type of breast cancer
that has a woman. Although most of the early symptoms of breast cancer involves
changes to the breasts another in the case of breast cancer, such growth occurs in the
breast cells due to an inherited or acquired DNA mutation. Also breast cancer is broken
down into stages; stage 0 is the earliest stage and stage 4 is indicates the cancer has
spread to other parts of the body. Breast cancer usually starts in one breast.
According to the American Cancer Society, the most common sign of breast cancer is
a newly formed mass or lump in the breast. Although the mass or lump is usually
irregularly shaped and painless. However, some cancerous masses can be painful and
round and shape, therefore if breast cancer spreads to the other parts of the body; it
may cause symptoms in these particular areas: It includes the liver, lungs, muscles,
bones and brain. Another the first symptoms is like a nipple retraction, which is the
breast is typically becomes red, swollen, and warm and the skin may appear pitted like
Along with other changes in the body, this hormonal shift can cause the breast
ducts and milk glands to be enlarged. It may also result in water retention, which can
increase breast swelling. Another, Inflammatory breast Cancer (IBC) can cause the
breasts to swell as a result of blocked lymph vessels. Behind that, some women also
experience dimpling of the skin along their breast that looks like dimples of an orange
peel. Also, thickening of breast tissue is common in breast cancer. Beyond that the
underarms are some of the first affected areas, because of how close they are to
breast. Another is swelling of all parts, this fluid build-up occurs because cancer cells
have blocked lymph vessels in the skin. Sometimes the breast may contain a solid
tumour that cannot be set. According to the NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, swelling
in one or both breasts can be caused by numerous factors and it is not in fact a
common symptoms of breast cancer, However, patients who suffer from a specific type
Some treatments are available to the women who have a higher risk. Treatment you
can decide is something you should discuss with your radiation oncologist in order to
ensure that is effective as possible surgery is remove the breast medication may
patients target it kills cancer cells to few side effect quick to recovery to normal tissue
breast cancer such as surgery radiation or hormone chemotherapy bring hope for many
cancer patient Hospital Guangzhou we adopt a new model Breast cancer can affect
your daily lives in different ways depending on treatment. Most women for breast cancer
have an operation as part of their treatment you will get back normal sometimes it’s
A. UNDERGO CHEMOTHERAPY
currently as a main therapy for cancer however the reason that conventional
chemotherapy can result an immunity and normal tissue cell damage, more desire to
These drugs are usually directly into a vein through needle as a pill frequently is used in
addition to the treatment radiation or hormone therapy cancer the chance of a cure
decrease the risk. Treatment for the cancer will help people live longer with better
quality of your life if the cancer has recurred or spread chemotherapy will control the
breast cancer to help many women live longer. Some temporary mild or other more
serious or permanent your doctor can help you to decide whether chemotherapy is good
for you. If you have a high risk of cancer recurring or spreading to other parts of your
body if cancer cells found in lymph nodes the breast with a tumour ask your doctor
about for your chemotherapy if you will reduce your chance of cancer will coming back
together from your body the doctor alternatives such as hormone blocking therapy that
Radiation therapy these are special situations radiation used for women
with metastatic breast cancer. However focused on the radiation for therapy treatment
will give a main treatment to have a lower chance for breast cancer returning. There are
two kinds of radiation therapy, these are external berm breast cancer radiation and
internal breast cancer radiation some people with stage o and most with stage I can
expect radiation therapy to be a part of their treatment radiation to destroy cancer cells
C. MASTECTOMY THERAPY
may have an option to depending on the patient and the tumour these are also called
breast conserving surgery. Mastectomy is the way of treating breast cancer when
women cannot be treated which spares of the breast can also be done to choose
mastectomy for your personal reason many women can have a skin sparing
mastectomy because the advantages of less scar tissue they can reconstructed breast
that seem more natural. However this can be followed by breast reconstruction the
surgeon to remove a breast tissue and beneath the nipple during the procedure to
check again the cancer cells. Afterward the nipple may not have a good blood causing
the tissue to become deformed because nerves are also cut often may be little or no
feeling left many expert not yet consider a nipple sparing mastectomy to be a treatment
Our lifestyle is determinative of our health condition changing it in a more positive way
will surely lesson the probability of having complex health issues, such as breast
cancer. Indeed it is true that prevention is better than cure, so here are some gentle
your risk of developing breast cancer the general recommendation based on research
on the effect of alcohol on breast cancer risk is to limit yourself to less than one drink a
day, as even small amount increase the risk. If you want to do everything you can to
lower your breast cancer risk, limiting how much alcohol you drink make sense. You
may choose to stop drinking alcohol completely. But if you plan to continue drinking try
to have two or fewer alcoholic drinks per week. For most of us, drinking is social but
cutting back on alcohol doesn’t mean cutting back on seeing your friends and family. If
you’re not sure if you can go to an event and not have a drink, keep your in mind.
Remember that you’re keeping your risk of breast and other cancers as low as possible.
The evidence shows that alcoholic drinks of all types have a similar impact on cancer
risk. This recommendation therefore covers all types of alcoholic drinks, whether beers,
wines or any other drinks, as well as other alcohol sources The importance factor is the
amount of alcohol consumed. Our goal is for cancer prevention, it’s best not to drink
alcohol.
Second, avoid the use of cigarettes. Smoking causes a number of diseases and
also has shown that there may be link between very heavy second-hand smoke
exposure and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women. Smokers and non-smokers
alike how unhealthy smoking is on top of lowering quality of life and increasing the risk
of breast cancer. If you don’t smoke, don’t start. If you do smoke, use every resource
you can find to help you quit. Knowing about all of the problems associated with
smoking. Smoking is not considered a major risk for breast cancer, and overall, it may
present no risk at all. It concluded that smoking had little or no independent effect on the
Lastly, you have to control your weight. According to Florencia Halperin, Ho.
“Weight loss may be a strategy for preventing breast cancer and for improving
outcomes in people who get breast cancer but we have much more learn about this,”
Studies suggest that the risk appears to be increased for women who gained weight as
an adult but may not be increased among those have been overweight since childhood.
Also, having extra fat in the waist area may raise risk more than having extra fat in the
hips and thighs. And even though gaining weight can raise your cancer risk, it’s not
clear whether losing weight reduces your risk. This turns out to be a tough question for
scientists to answer, mainly because very few people actually lose weight during
adulthood, and those who do lose weight don’t usually keep it off over a long period of
Similarly some studies have shown that diet changes , weight loss and exercise can
lower risk of developing breast cancer and improve survival after diagnosis.
V. CONCLUSION
members of the society we must be physically fit, free from all the threats of certain
health problems. Certainly, our heath partakes a big role in our everyday lives so we
must be aware of the different health issues and their corresponding preventive
measures.
On the other hand, one of the sectors of the community whose health must be of
primordial importance is the women’s group. More often than not, they are too busy
bearing responsibilities that they tend to set aside their well-being. In order to prevent
the risk of health issues we must raise awareness among them. Being well-informed of
the measures needed to be taken might save them from the threats of breast cancer.