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Breast Cancer
1.What is Breast Cancer?
- Breast cancer is a disease in the cells in which breast grow out of control. There are different kinds of breast cancer. The kind of breast cancer depends on which cells in the breast turn into cancer.
- Any new lump in the breast or underarm
- Thickening or swelling of part of the breast.
- Irritation or dimpling of breast skin.
- Redness or flaky skin in the nipple area or the breast.
- Hard pain in the nipple area.
- Nipple discharge other than breast milk, including blood.
- Pain in any area of the breast.
- Breast cancer is treated in several ways. It depends on the kind of breast cancer and how far it has spread.
- Surgery.
- Chemotherapy.
- Hormonal therapy
- Radiation therapy.
- Getting older. The risk for breast cancer increases with age; most breast cancers are diagnosed after age 50.
- Reproductive history.
- Having dense breasts.
- Personal history of breast cancer or certain non-cancerous breast diseases.
- Family history of breast cancer. Previous treatment using radiation therapy.
- the average cost of treatment for breast cancer through a private Surgeon would be Rs 5-6 lakh,
- rehabilitation is all about he physical and psychosocial aspects of breast cancer . For a patient with early breast cancer, lifestyle changes may be important. A primary goal of a rehabilitation program is that each breast cancer patient should become well informed regarding treatment and its consequences.
- Less alcohol.
- Don't smoke.
- Control your weight.
- Be physically active.
- training at least twice a week.
- Breast-feeding
- Avoid divestment of radiation and environmental pollution
- Breast cancer is most common in females over the age of 50 years. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), doctors most often diagnose breast cancer in females aged 55–64 years.
- The lymph nodes under your arm, inside your breast, and near your collarbone are among the first places breast cancer spreads.
- According to study by NCI it founds that the wounds take about 2 to 3 weeks to heal. And then you can live a Normal life again.