Breast Cancer Treatment in India-Cancer Treatment in India

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Breast Cancer Treatment in India-Cancer Treatment
in India
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Breast Cancer
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• What is breast cancer
• Who is at risk
• Symptoms for early detection
• Diagnosis
• Treatment of breast cancer

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What is Breast Cancer
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• Cancer can be defined as uncontrolled or
  unnatural growth of cells forming tumor.
• When this uncontrolled growth starts from tissues
  of the Breast, it is termed as Breast cancer.
• Tumor can be of two types
• Benign No danger to health.
• Malignant / Cancerous It is cancerous tumor.

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Who is at Risk
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• According to the studies conducted, 1 in 28
  women develop breast cancer once in a lifetime.
• Globally 1 in 1000 men are at risk on developing
  breast cancer once in their lifetime.

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SYMPTOMS TO WATCH
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• Swelling of all or part of breast or inflammation
  in the armpit.
• Lump in the underarm or breast that feels
  different from normal breast tissue.
• Variation in the shape or position of nipple.
• Strange discharge other than breast milk.
• Pain in the breast

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DIAGNOSIS
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• Mammography
• Most common and effective way
• X-ray images are taken from different angles
  called mammogram.
• Normal tissues appear opaque and white.
• Fatty tissues appear translucent and black.
• Still around 10 cases remain undetected through
  it.
• Ultrasound
• Determine whether lump is solid mass or cyst.
• Uses sound waves which are safe.

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DIAGNOSIS CONTINUED
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• Magnetic Resource Imaging(MRI)
• Helps differentiating Malignant(Cancerous) and
  Benign(Non-cancerous) tumors.
• Safety Measures should be taken.
• Biopsy
• Only done when abnormality is detected through
  other tests .
• Sample of suspicious cells or tissues is taken to
  be looked under microscope.
• Only procedure which can conclude when lump is
  cancerous or not.

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• REFERENCES
• http//wecareindia.com/cancer-treatment.html
• 91 9029304141