Breast Cancer
About 1 and 8 women will develop breast cancer at some time in her life. This ratio represents a woman’s lifetime risk. Thus, not until the age of 80 does a woman’s risk of breast cancer rise to 1 in 8. About 180,00 women a year are diagnosed with breast cancer and about 44,000 will die from it making breast cancer the second leading cause of cancer death for women. Mortality rates are falling in white women but not in black. The decline in whites may be due to earlier detection and improved treatment. Never the less breast cancer is a disease that needs to be taken seriously. With better education about the disease you can live a longer and healthier lifestyle.
Breast Cancer comes in two types, Ductal and lobular carcinoma. It is a malignant tumor in the glandular tissues of the breast. Such tumors form when the chemical processes that control normal cell growth break down, allowing a single abnormal cell to multiply at a rapid rate (also known as hyperplasia). Carcinomas, which tend to destroy an increasing proportion of normal breast tissue over time, may spread, or metastasize, to other parts of the body. The cancer most commonly develops in the upper outer quadrant of the breast.
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The older you are the more susceptible you become. It may also be possible that exercise increase muscle mass and decreases body fat, another potential risk for breast cancer that is under study. This procedure involves removing the tumor in its earliest stage. Scientists suspect that many other hereditary factors contribute to cancer. Some gene mutations associated with cancer are inherited. International variability in breast cancer incidence rates correlate with differences in diet, with more affluent societies having significantly higher cancer rates. Risk factors for breast cancer may vary considerably. Today, women with breast cancer have many decisions to make in determining the best treatment. Another alternative is the Simple mastectomy,...