| ext">Breast cancer is known to be a disease that | | | | beverages on a daily basis, you are at risk.e) Diet |
| can affect women and sometimes men in rare | | | | with excess fats |
| cases. Most people are unaware of this disease | | | | Make sure that you don’t have a diet that |
| and hence, unable to treat it timely. Breast cancer | | | | consists of high amounts of saturated fat. If you |
| can occur at any age. | | | | do, then there are more chances of carrying this |
| It is important to know about this disease if you | | | | disease. Try to avoid food that is too high in fat |
| want to be detected on time and save yourself | | | | content. Also do not eat foods that contain poly |
| from a lot of health and emotional problems it | | | | unsaturated fat.f) Late pregnancy |
| brings along with. | | | | Pregnancies after the age of 26 are risky as far |
| Here are some important things regarding this | | | | as development of breast cancer is concerned.g) |
| disease. Read and understand the information for | | | | No pregnancy |
| your own health benefits. | | | | Women who have never had pregnancy are also |
| 1) The part affected | | | | at risk of developing breast cancer.h) Personal |
| In case of a breast cancer, the malignant cancer | | | | history |
| develops inside the cells that provide lining to the | | | | Women with personal history of breast cancer |
| ducts. This can also be referred to as a ductal | | | | can also develop this cancer later in their life. |
| breast cancer. Most of the time, cancerous cells | | | | Hence, regular breast check ups are necessary. |
| tend to develop inside the lobules. This can be | | | | 3) Treatment options |
| referred to a type of lobular breast cancer. The | | | | There are several treatment options available for |
| cancer can also develop in other tissues of the | | | | people with breast cancer. If detected at an early |
| breast. | | | | stage, this disease can be treated easily. There |
| 2) Risk factors | | | | are some standard treatments for this disease. |
| There are several risk factors for development | | | | One is usually advised to go for a treatment |
| of breast cancer. Here are some of these:a) | | | | clinical trial at first. It is a type of research where |
| Woman | | | | new treatments are found for this disease. |
| Being a woman is the biggest risk factor.b) Early | | | | Other options include surgery such as |
| periods | | | | lumpectomy, partial mastectomy, Total |
| Some women tend to get their period prior to | | | | mastectomy, modified radical mastectomy and |
| the age of 12. This increases the chances of | | | | radical mastectomy |
| developing breast cancer.c) Family history | | | | There are other alternative treatment options |
| This plays an important role. Doctors usually | | | | such as radiation therapy, chemotherapy and |
| consider sisters, mothers and daughters when | | | | hormone therapy. |
| analyzing family history for breast cancer | | | | Make sure that you keep yourself updated with |
| detection. In case, anyone in your family gets | | | | the latest and full information on breast cancer in |
| diagnosed, it puts you at greater risk.d) Alcohol | | | | order to get total relief from it. |
| If you are taking more than about two alcoholic | | | | |