Breast Cancer: What you should
know.
I started this blog a few days ago and as i
was trying to figure out what to post
first, it then occurred to me that the month
of October is actually the month for
Breast cancer awareness and i thought
what better time to write something on
breast cancer than now, given its high
rate of incidence and mortality.
Breast cancer is when cancer develops fro
m breast tissues. Like every other
form of cancer, breast cancer is dangerou
s. Statistics show that breast cancer
is among most deadliest form of cancer a
mong women. It is estimated that worldw
ide over 508,000 women died in 2011 due
to breast cancer (Global Health
Estimates, WHO 2013) , roughly one out of
every eight women are diagnosed with
breast cancer at some point in their life tim
e and every minute Breast cancer is
diagnosed. In Nigeria the incidence rate is
1 or 2 out of every 25 women . The
risk is higher in women who are greater th
an 45years of age and also in women who
are older than 35years at the time of birth
of their first child. The higher
incidence rate in the developed countries t
han in developing countries may be
due to the level of awareness in these cou
ntries as more people show up for
test and screening. Breast cancer is also f
ound in men but the incidence rate is more
than a hundred times lesser than that in
the females.
Almost all breast cancers arise from glan
dular tissue, making them
adenocarcinomas (cancer of the glandular
tissue), they usually start in a duct
which carries the milk to the nipple called
the lactiferous duct or lobule which
produces the milk. The cancer can be
non-
invasive, which means it does not spread
beyond the lobule or duct, or invasive, whi
ch means it has spread beyond the lobule
or duct.
Risk factors of developing Breast canc
er include; obesity, lack of exercise,
precocious (early) puberty, having childre
n late or not at all, family history,
smoking (the earlier the age at which smo
king is started the higher the risk),
alcohol consumption, oral contraceptives,
hormone replacement therapy at
menopause, having dense breast tissue, l
ate menopause.
The signs or symptoms for breast cance
r include; a lump in the breast or
under the armpit that feels different from o
ther breast tissue, redness and
puckering or dimpling of the skin of the br
east (peau d’orange), changes in the sh
ape or size of the breast or nipple, disch
arge or bleeding from the nipple,
pulling in of the nipple (inversion of the ni
pple), pain in one of the breast or
armpit, nipple rash. Generally the prognos
is depend on how early the cancer is
diagnosed so you might want to examine
your breast or advice someone to have a
breast examination following the steps I’ve
outlined below.
Self breast examination is
the easiest way to check o
nes breast
for any kind of tumour or l
ump or change in shape a
nd size of the breast. You
can do this while lying do
wn or standing in front of
the mirror following these
steps;
1. While lying down, put yo
ur left arm under your h
ead and use
your right hand to examin
e your left breast, with
your 3 middle
fingers flat, move gently in
small circular motions ov
er the entire
breast checking for any lu
mp, hard knot or thicken
ing. Use different levels of
pressure (light, medium
and firm) over each area
of your breast observing
for any tenderness or pain.
Check the whole
breast, from your collar b
one (clavicle) above your
breast down to
the ribs below your breast
. Switch arms and repeat t
he same
process on the right breas
t.
2. While standing in front o
f the mirror with your arms
on your
hips, look for lumps, new
differences in size and sha
pe, and
swelling or dimpling of th
e skin of the breast.
3. Raise your right arm up
and using the left hand fee
l under the arm for any l
ump, switch the raised ar
m and using the other h
and do the same.
4. Squeeze the nipple of ea
ch breast between your
thumb and
index finger and watch ou
t for any discharge or fluid
from the breast.
5. If you observe any lump
or fluid discharge report ri
ght away to your healthc
are provider.
Apart from breast examination, breast can
cer can be diagnosed using mammogram
screening (which has proven to be the mo
st effective screening method), and
clinical breast examination.
The kind of treatment offered for the bre
ast cancer depends on the stage at
which the diagnosis what made, generally
aggressive methods are employed for inv
asive cancer. The main treatments used
for breast cancer include;
Surgery, radiotherapy,
chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and
biological treatments.
source: http://joeterryscorner..nl/2014/10/the-pink-ribbon-which-is-international.html?m=1

Guess the earlier breastcancer is detected the better the chances of the patient but come to think of it,do we really have such facilities here in Nigeria cos i heard cancer cases are on the rise in our hospital.

emygreat747:
Guess the earlier breastcancer is detected the better the chances of the patient but come to think of it,do we really have such facilities here in Nigeria cos i heard cancer cases are on the rise in our hospital.

The main problem is the awareness... people are not aware of the dangers or risks So they don't turn up for screening and when they do it's almost too late

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