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Breast Cancer: What You Should Know by joeterri(m): 7:54am On Oct 11, 2014 |
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 1 Like |
Re: Breast Cancer: What You Should Know by emygreat747(m): 5:18pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
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. |
Re: Breast Cancer: What You Should Know by joeterri(m): 8:42pm On Oct 11, 2014 |
emygreat747: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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Re: Breast Cancer: What You Should Know by joeterri(m): 5:50am On Oct 19, 2014 |
dennykel60: @dennykel60 nice but how does it work? |
Re: Breast Cancer: What You Should Know by dennykel60: 8:45am On Oct 19, 2014 |
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Re: Breast Cancer: What You Should Know by joeterri(m): 12:00pm On Oct 19, 2014 |
dennykel60: I meant to ask the mechanism of action |
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