Signs & Symptoms of Breast Cancer

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Signs Symptoms of Breast Cancer
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Breast Cancer

• Breast cancer is one of the leading cause of
  morbidity and mortality among women. It is one of
  the most treatable cancer also. Hence if you are
  aware of your breasts and check them regularly,
  cancers of breasts can be detected and treated
  early and easily. Breasts are different in each
  woman. They also change cyclically throughout
  your menstrual cycle and with age also. You
  should examine your breasts regularly so that you
  are aware of the normal looking breasts and if
  any deviation from normal occurs, then you are
  well aware of the same. If there is any unusual
  change, then you can get yourself examined by
  your doctor.

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Types of Breast Cancers

• There are two primary classes of breast cancer
  Invasive and noninvasive. Invasive cancer
  spread from the breast ducts or organs to
  different parts of the breast, noninvasive does
  not. These two classes are used to depict the
  most well-known types of a breast tumor
• Ductal Carcinoma in situ Ductal carcinoma in
  situ (DCIS) is a noninvasive condition. With
  DCIS, the cells that line the ducts in your
  breast change and look carcinogenic.
• Lobular Carcinoma in situ Lobular carcinoma in
  situ (LCIS) is a tumor that develops in the
  milk-producing glands of your breast.
• Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Invasive ductal
  carcinoma (IDC) is the most widely recognized
  kind of breast malignancy.
• Invasive Lobular Carcinoma Invasive lobular
  carcinoma (ILC) first develops in your breasts
  lobules. If the breast cancer is diagnosed as
  ILC, it has effectively spread to close-by tissue
  and organs.

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Breast Cancer Symptoms

• Various symptoms of breast cancer are as follows
• Lump- Lump in the breast is usually the first
  symptom in cases of cancer. But most women have
  lumps which are benign.
• Skin texture- Any change in the texture of skin
  like swelling, redness, thickening of skin can be
  an indication of cancer.
• Change in appearance of breast or nipples- If
  there is a change in size or shape of the breast,
  one breast appears lower or higher than other or
  suddenly your clothes do not fit, you should see
  a doctor. Nipples may become inverted, puckered
  or point in a different direction.
• Nipple discharge- Any unusual discharge from one
  or both nipples points towards cancer.
• Rash or crust on the nipple and surrounding area-
  If you feel that a rash is not going or the skin
  is crusting, then could be there is a lurking
  cancer underneath.

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Signs of Breast Cancer

• Following are the important signs which are
  notice indications of breast cancer
• PAIN Although most breast malignancies dont
  cause pain in the breast, some do. All the more
  frequently, ladies have breast pain or distress
  that is identified with their menstrual cycle.
• SWELLING Breast swelling can be caused by
  inflammatory breast cancer, a particularly
  aggressive type of the diseases. Swelling or
  protuberances around your collarbone or armpits
  can be caused by breast cancer that has spread to
  lymph nodes in those ranges.
• BREAST WARMTH AND ITCHING Like skin thickening
  and redness, breast warmth and itching might be
  side effects of mastitis or inflammatory breast
  cancer.
• THICKENING OR REDNESS If the skin of your breast
  begins to feel like an orange peel or gets red,
  have it checked immediately. Regularly, these are
  caused by mastitis, a breast cancer normal among
  ladies who are breastfeeding.

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Risk Factors For Breast Cancer

• Some of the risk factors involve in breast cancer
  are as follows
• Age.
• Drinking liquor.
• Dense Breast Tissues.
• Genes.
• Early Menstrual cycle.
• Inherited Risk.
• Late menopause begins.
• Previous breast cancer.
• Never being pregnant.

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Breast Cancer Stages

• Breast cancer can be divided into stages in view
  of how serious it is. Some of them are
• If the cancer is invasive or noninvasive.
• Size of the tumor.
• Whether the lymph nodes are involved or not.
• If cancer has spread to nearby tissue or organs
  or not.
• Breast cancer has five primary stages stages 0
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• Stage 0 Stage 0 is DCIS. Tumor cells in DCIS
  stay restricted to the ducts in the breast and
  have not spread into nearby tissue.
• Stage 1 There are two types of stages
• Stage 1A The primary tumor is 2 centimeters wide
  or less and the lymph nodes are not affected.

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• Stage 1B Cancer is found in close-by lymph
  nodes, and either there is no tumor in the
  breast, or the tumor is smaller than 2
  centimeters.
• Stage 2 Stage 2 breast cancer is likewise
  divided into two classifications
• Stage 2A The tumor is smaller than 2 centimeters
  and has spread to 1 3 adjacent lymph nodes, or
  its in the vicinity of 2 and 5 centimeters and
  hasnt spread to any lymph nodes.
• Stage 2B The tumor is in the vicinity of 2 and 5
  centimeters and has spread to 1 3 axillary
  (armpit) lymph nodes, or its bigger than 5
  centimeters and hasnt spread to any lymph nodes.
• Stage 3 There are three fundamental types of
  stage 3 breast cancer.
• Stage 3A This stage can have a few types of
  cancer

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• The malignancy has spread to 4 9 axillary lymph
  nodes or has developed the inward mammary lymph
  nodes, and the primary tumor can be of any size.
• The tumor is greater than 5 centimeters and small
  groups of growth cells are found in the lymph
  nodes.
• Tumors are greater than 5 centimeters and the
  malignancy has spread to 1 3 axillary lymph
  nodes or any breastbone nodes.
• Stage 3B A tumor has invaded the chest wall or
  skin and might have invaded up to 9 lymph nodes.
• Stage 3C Cancer is found in at least 10 axillary
  lymph nodes, lymph nodes close to the collarbone,
  or inside mammary nodes.
• Stage 4 Stage 4 breast cancer can have a tumor
  of any size, and its malignancy cells have spread
  to adjacent and far off lymph nodes, and distant
  organs.

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Breast Cancer Diagnosis

• Medical examinations or tests that can help
  analyze Breast cancer include
• Mammogram Maybe an ideal approach to see beneath
  the surface of your breast is an imaging test
  called a mammogram. Many females get yearly
  mammograms to check for breast malignancy.
• Ultrasound An ultrasound can help to distinguish
  between a solid mass, such as a tumor, and a
  benign cyst.
• MRI or a biopsy is additionally recommended to
  direct.
• Breast Biopsy In this, a tissue sample will be
  removed from the suspicious area with the help of
  needle. In some cases, an incision is made in
  your breast and after that sample is taken. The
  tissue sample is then sent to the laboratory. In
  the event that the tests shows positive for
  cancer, the lab can test it further to tell your
  specialist what kind of cancer you have.

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